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Demonstration after the military came to power in Sudan
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The disempowered Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamduk is being held in the residence of the highest military, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
Hamduk had been brought to the residence for his own safety, Al-Burhan said in a speech.
"He's at my house." According to this, Hamduk supposedly has the right to move around freely.
The whereabouts of Hamduk, who had headed a transitional government together with Al-Burhan since August 2019, was initially unclear after the military coup on Monday morning.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Information, he was abducted by members of the military to an undisclosed location.
Germany, the United States and the United Nations had all called for Hamduk to be released immediately.
The US stopped its aid to Sudan.
Al-Burhan promised to gradually allow access to the Internet again.
The Internet, the cellular network and parts of the landline network have been disrupted since Monday morning, and most people can no longer call or receive calls.
Doctors and officials called a strike.
The military took power on Monday in the East African country with around 44 million inhabitants.
Al-Burhan announced the disempowerment of the civilian government and declared a state of emergency.
According to the United Nations, the military controls the capital, Khartoum.
The airport, bridges and state television are in the hands of the armed forces, and the entrances to the city are blocked.
According to UN information, journalists have also been taken into custody.
The UN Security Council wants to deal with the situation in Sudan in an emergency meeting on Tuesday.
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