"I announce as minister of defence the toppling of the regime and detaining its chief in a secure place," Defence Minister Awad Ibnouf said in a sombre televised address to the nation.A transitional military council would replace Bashir for two years, he said, adding that the country's borders and airspace would be shut until further notice.
The protests, which erupted in December over the government's tripling of the price of bread, were the biggest challenge yet to Bashir's long rule.Army vehicles carrying troops were seen deploying across the centre of Khartoum from early Thursday. "The National Intelligence and Security Service has announced it is releasing all political detainees across the country," the official SUNA news agency said.
Sudanese demonstrators wave their national flag as they arrive for a protest rally demanding Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir to step down outside the Defence Ministry in Khartoum, Sudan April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer "We had enough of this regime - 30 years of repression, corruption, rights abuses, it's enough," said one protester at the sit-in.
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