Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan announced that he was dissolving the country’s ruling Sovereign Council, as well as the government led by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.
Sudan's interim prime minister and many top government officials were detained on Monday, according to the information ministry, which described the events as a military coup.
According to the ministry's Facebook page, the country's internet was mostly shut off, and armed personnel barricaded bridges.
Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok's whereabouts were not immediately known, according to the report.
Meanwhile, patriotic traditional music and Nile river pictures were shown on the country's main news station.
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Military forces arrested Sudan's acting prime minister and senior government officials Monday, disrupted internet access and blocked bridges in the capital.
Military forces arrested Sudan's acting prime minister and senior government officials Monday, disrupted internet access and blocked bridges in the capital.