KHARTOUM,
Sudan
The Sudanese army spokesman Brig-Gen Tahir Abu Haja that 21 senior officers, and a number of non-commissioned officers and soldiers, were arrested.
Also, he
added that search operations are underway to arrest the rest of the military
involved in the aborted coup.
For his
part, Commander of the Ground Forces, Lt-Gen Essam al-Din Karrar, stated that
the coup attempt took place in the Armoured Corps and the Airborne Forces as
well other units without further details.
He further
confirmed that the authors of the coup surrendered themselves or were arrested
without any resistance, adding that only one retired general was among the
plotters with the others are still in service.
He
emphasized that the army did not arrest any civilians or politicians involved
in the attempt.
"Also,
the ongoing investigations did not indicate until now any political affiliation
for the detained military," he further said.
The
Government Spokesman and Minister of Information Hamza Balloul stated that
civilians were involved in the foiled coup adding they are members of the
former regime.
Prime
Minister Abdallah Hamdok underscored the need to clear the military institution
from the Islamists that al-Burhan refuses to sack from the army.
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