Coup d'etat in Sudan .
An unidentified military commando besieged Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok's home, arresting him after he refused to support the coup. It was taken to an unspecified place.
The ministers of industry and information and an advisor to the premier also ended up in handcuffs.
"Access to telecommunications has been limited", Qatari television al Jazeera said, "so it is very difficult to obtain information on what is happening".
Dozens of protesters set car tires on fire during rallies held on the streets of Khartoum to protest the arrests, while state television began broadcasting patriotic chants.
The African country is going through a very delicate phase and is divided into two factions, after the ouster of former president Omar al-Bashir after thirty years of government.
Only yesterday the pro-democracy groups had warned of a possible coup after the security forces had dispersed with tear gas a demonstration of pro-militaries calling for the dissolution of the transitional government. Demonstrators briefly blocked the capital's main roads and bridges, isolating the central area from the northern neighborhoods.
(Unioneonline / F)
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