Sudan Military Regime Reports Defeat of Coup
Sudan’s military government said today that loyalist forces had crushed a revolt by junior army officers, the second reported attempt in a month to overthrow the ruling junta.
Sudan’s military leader, Lt. Gen. Omar Hassan Bashir, said his troops arrested the rebels and are in control of this East African nation. He did not mention any casualty figures or the number of arrests.
“All those involved in the attempt have been arrested, those who are in active (military) service and those who are retired,” Bashir said in a speech broadcast at midday over Radio Omdurman, the official government station.
Bashir said the coup plotters had been under surveillance from the start of the takeover attempt.
Without elaborating, Bashir said the abortive coup was masterminded by “the alliance in coalition with the outlaws.”
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