SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Reuters - Sudan says coup thwarted, accuses Bashir loyalists
Reuters’ report that Sudan's military said 21 officers and a number of soldiers had been detained in connection a coup attempt, and a search continued for others.
A witness said military units loyal to the council used tanks to close a bridge connecting Khartoum with Omdurman, just across the River Nile. An anonymous Sudanese government source said the plotters tried to take control of state radio in Omdurman.
Government spokesman Hamza Balol said on state TV that the last pockets of rebellion at al-Shajara camp in south Khartoum were being dealt with.
According to Defence Minister Lt. Gen. Yassin Ibrahim, the leader of the coup was the commander of the Armored Corps based there, Major General Abdalbagi Alhassan Othman Bakrawi, who worked with 22 other officers.