US ‘deeply alarmed’ over reports of military coup in Sudan
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The top U.S. envoy took to Twitter to announce his alarm over reports of a military coup in Sudan targeting the country's tenuous transitional government.
Military forces in the country have reportedly placed Prime Minister Abdulla Hamdok under house arrest and have been urging him to come out in support of the coup. The Umma Party, the country's largest political party, called on people to take to the streets to counter the military, the Associated Press reported.
The BBC reported that Khartoum airport is closed, and international flights have been suspended.
A takeover by the military, backed by conservative Islamists, would be a major setback for Khartoum, which has grappled with a transition to democracy since long-time autocrat Omar al-Bashir was toppled by mass protests in 2019. There was a failed coup attempt last month.