Sudan live: the street refuses the coup, the international community is pushing

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Seven people were killed and 140 injured by Sudanese army fire on Monday in Khartoum during massive protests denouncing a coup and the arrest of almost all civilian leaders by General Abdel Fattah al. -Burhane. The UN Security Council will hold an emergency closed-door meeting on Tuesday afternoon. Follow the events of the day live on our live.

“No turning back possible”, still chant, early Tuesday, October 26, the Sudanese in the street. Sudanese general Abdel Fattah al-Burhane dissolved the authorities of the transitional government the day before, almost all of the civilian members of which are already in the hands of the army, declaring a state of emergency while firing left seven dead and 140 injured among thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators.

The coup d’état, denounced by the international community, took place in several stages. Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, his wife, many of his ministers and all civilian members of the Sovereignty Council – the highest authority in the transition – were arrested by the military. As of Monday evening, they were still in “an unknown location,” his office said.

The events come just two days after a Sudanese faction calling for a transfer of power to civilian rule warned of a “rampant coup,” at a press conference that crowds of people did not identified had sought to prevent.

Because for protesters and experts, the prospect of a return to the unchallenged reign of the military is now more and more realistic, the UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting behind closed doors on Tuesday afternoon.

  • 6 a.m .: the street still refuses the coup

Under a cloud of flags, thousands of Sudanese camped in the streets of Khartoum on Tuesday morning. “No turning back possible,” chanted some demonstrators.

  • 2 a.m .: US condemns overthrow of civilian government

“We totally reject the dissolution of the transitional civilian government and its institutions and call for their immediate reestablishment,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Monday evening.

“The arrest of Prime Minister Hamdok and other civilian leaders is unacceptable. The military forces must guarantee their safety and release them immediately,” he added.

With AFP and Reuters