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Bashir under house arrest following military coup in Sudan

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Bashir under house arrest following military coup in Sudan

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir
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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir

11th April 2019

By: African News Agency

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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is under house arrest in the wake of Thursday morning's military coup which has forced him to step down after 30 years in power marked by a brutal and dictatorial leadership, according to reports.

Earlier, government sources confirmed Bashir had stepped down in the wake of country-wide anti-government protests that have engulfed the country since last December. The military has taken over national TV and radio and arrested a number of former and current top leaders. Khartoum Airport has been closed.

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The headquarters of the notorious and feared National Intelligence Security Services (NISS) - which has been responsible for much of the killing of protesters, their arrest and torture in prison - has also come under attack from protesters, as well as some members of the military as they free the remaining protesters arrested by the NISS.

The action of the military eventually siding with their fellow countrymen has helped bring Bashir's government down. 

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Swarms of euphoric protesters are thronging the streets of the capital with some mounting military vehicles chanting "We have won, we have won".

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