Sudan coup organised to prevent war - top general

KHARTOM, 29 October 2021, (TON): Sudan's coup leader, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has said the military seized power on Monday to prevent "civil war".

He added that the deposed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was being kept at the general's house "for his own safety", but has now returned home.

Protests are continuing for a second day in the capital, Khartoum, with roads, bridges and shops closed. Phone and internet lines are also disrupted.

At least 10 people are reported to have been killed since the unrest began.

"The dangers we witnessed last week could have led the country into civil war," Gen Burhan told a news conference earlier on Tuesday.

He added that the prime minister was at his house but we feared that he will be harmed.

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