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Soldiers detained Sudan's prime minister over his refusal to support their 'coup', the Information Ministry said, after weeks of tensions between military and civilian figures.
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Sudanese protesters hold a rally in Khartoum against overnight detentions by the army of government members. Soldiers arrested Sudan's prime minister for his refusal to support their 'coup', the Information Ministry said. All photos: AFP
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Sudanese demonstrators wave the national flag on the streets of the capital, Khartoum.
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Sudanese protesters hold a rally in Khartoum against overnight detentions by the army of government members. The detentions follows weeks of tensions between military and civilian figures who have shared power since the fall of former president Omar Al Bashir.
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Protesters burnt tyres to block a road in Khartoum.
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Soldiers detained Sudan's prime minister over a refusal to support their 'coup', the Information Ministry said.
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Sudanese protesters jump over a roadblock made of bricks and burning tyres as they rally on 60th Street in the capital, Khartoum.
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There have been weeks of tensions between the military and civilian figures who shared power since the fall of former president Omar Al Bashir.
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Sudanese protesters use bricks and burning tyres to block 60th Street in Khartoum.
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Protesters are angry about the overnight detentions by the army of members of Sudan's government.
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Soldiers detained Sudan's prime minister over his refusal to support their 'coup', the Information Ministry said, after weeks of tensions between military and civilian figures.
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Sudanese protesters hold a rally in Khartoum against overnight detentions by the army of government members. Soldiers arrested Sudan's prime minister for his refusal to support their 'coup', the Information Ministry said. All photos: AFP
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Sudanese demonstrators wave the national flag on the streets of the capital, Khartoum.
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Sudanese protesters hold a rally in Khartoum against overnight detentions by the army of government members. The detentions follows weeks of tensions between military and civilian figures who have shared power since the fall of former president Omar Al Bashir.
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Protesters burnt tyres to block a road in Khartoum.
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Soldiers detained Sudan's prime minister over a refusal to support their 'coup', the Information Ministry said.
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Sudanese protesters jump over a roadblock made of bricks and burning tyres as they rally on 60th Street in the capital, Khartoum.
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There have been weeks of tensions between the military and civilian figures who shared power since the fall of former president Omar Al Bashir.
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Sudanese protesters use bricks and burning tyres to block 60th Street in Khartoum.
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Protesters are angry about the overnight detentions by the army of members of Sudan's government.
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Soldiers detained Sudan's prime minister over his refusal to support their 'coup', the Information Ministry said, after weeks of tensions between military and civilian figures.
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29 October, 2021
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