Sudan’s military coup leader, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said the military seized power to prevent “civil war”, IgbereTV reports.
Protests are continuing for a second day in the capital, Khartoum, with roads, bridges and shops closed, while phones and internet links are also disrupted and least 10 people are reported to have been killed after Sudan’s military ousted it’s civilian government on Monday, October 25 .
The US, AU and UN have all called for the country’s return to civilian rule.
“The dangers we witnessed last week could have led the country into civil war,” Abdel Fattah al-Burhan a news conference.
He added that the deposed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is being kept at the general’s house “for his own safety” and would be allowed home soon.
“The prime minister was at his house but we feared that he will be harmed and he is now with me in my house.
