SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Al-Taghyeer - Military source reveals details about the coup

22/9/2021: Al-Taghyeer - Military source reveals details about the coup, by Amal Mohammed al-Hassan

According to al-Taghyeer, a “well-informed” military source confirmed that the perpetrator of the failed coup, Major General Abdel-Baqi Al-Hassan “Al-Bakrawi” and his group, surrendered after learning that their coup plot failed.

The military source indicated that the coup began at three in the morning, with its members preventing the commander of the Armored Corps from entering his office,  but they unable to seize control of any institution or road.

“After learning of the failure of their attempt, they allowed him to enter his office”, the source added.

Al-Bakrawi and those with him were locked in another office until they were handed over to Military Intelligence.

The source denied that negotiations occurred, stating the plotters surrendered on their own, and that the number of officers involved was less than the previously reported 40. The source said they will be charged with undermining the constitutional order, although did not reveal their whereabouts.