SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Bloomberg - Sudan Blames Bashir Loyalists After Rioting Rocks Several Cities
Bloomberg report that Sudanese authorities ordered the arrest of supporters of ousted dictator Omar al-Bashir accused of fueling a wave of unrest and looting that struck at least five states.
A committee responsible for dismantling the remnants of al-Bashir’s regime said in a statement it had information members of his dissolved National Congress Party (NCP) organszed campaigns of theft and destruction during the upheaval.
The governor of Sinnar, a southeastern state, called on citizens to report the whereabouts and activities of NCP members. Authorities in recent days have declared states of emergency in Sinnar as well as North and East Darfur amid unrest seemingly spurred by economic grievances.