Sudanese junta: more than 17 people arrested for coup attempts

The Transitional Military Council spokesman Lt Gen Shamseldin El Kabbashi said at a press conference on Thursday June 13 that several coup attempts have been averted. More than 17 people from two different groups have been arrested. No further details were given.

The chairman of the Political Committee of Sudan's TMC Lt Gen Shamseldin Kabbashi (SUNA)

The Transitional Military Council spokesman Lt Gen Shamseldin El Kabbashi said at a press conference on Thursday June 13 that several coup attempts have been averted. More than 17 people from two different groups have been arrested. No further details were given.

The TMC spokesman also announced that several officers were arrested for the violent breakup of the sit-in in Khartoum on June 3. The results of an investigation into the breakup will be announced  on Saturday.