Sudan: Govt Says There Was Attempted Coup - Reports

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A map showing the location of Sudan in east Africa (undisputed borders, in 2011).
21 September 2021
allAfrica.com

Cape Town — A Sudanese government source is being quoted as saying that there was a failed coup attempt in the country.

The source told the Reuters news agency that measures were being taken to contain a limited number of people involved.

Television news channel Al Jazeera is quoting state media as saying that "the people should confront" an attempted coup.

A government source told Al-Jazeera that the coup attempt was carried out by officers in armoured vehicles coming from the regions of Wadi Sidna and Omdurman.

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