Sudan's Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok and his wife have reportedly been allowed to return to their home in Khartoum “under heavy security,” a military source says
Top General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's declaration of a state of emergency and dissolution of the government provoked an international backlash.
This development comes as international calls for his release continued a day after a coup led by the country's top military general. The European Union also threatened to suspend financial support for Sudan if the military did not immediately release the civilian leaders and allow the transitional government to stay in power.
The US is looking at the full range of economic tools at its disposal to address the situation, he said. Sudanese ambassadors to 12 countries, including the United States, the United Arab Emirates, China, and France, have rejected the military takeover, a diplomatic source told Reuters. The United States, a key backer of Sudan's transition, strongly condemned the military's actions and suspended hundreds of millions of dollars in aid.
Sudanese security forces fired tear gas towards the protesters blocking a main road in the capital Khartoum, witnesses said.
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