Sudan`s Capital City Closed Following Deadly Unrest by the Coup

Roads in Sudan’s capital city Khartoum were closed on Tuesday 26th October following the unrest caused by the city`s military coup.

Oct 26, 2021 - 17:02

Sudan`s Capital City Closed Following Deadly Unrest by the Coup

In addition, shops were shut down, phones were down and mosque loudspeakers blared calls.

This comes at a time on Monday 25^th, coup leader Gen Abdel Fattah Burhan dissolved civilian rule, arrested political leaders, and called a state of emergency.

Abdel stated that the armed forces needed to protect safety and security. He promised to hold elections in July 2023 and hand them over to an elected civilian government then. On Tuesday he dissolved committees that govern trade unions, Arabic news channels reported.

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Soldiers opened fire on crowds and reportedly killed 10 people in the unrest triggered by the military takeover, which brought a halt to Sudan's transition to democracy two years after a popular uprising ended decades of authoritarian rule.

The soldiers further closed major routes and bridges connecting Khartoum and Omdurman to automobiles. Banks and cash machines were closed, and popular mobile phone apps for money transfers were unavailable.