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TheEastAfrican.co.ke: Sudan's PM Hamdok survives assassination attempt: state

Posted by: Berhane.Habtemariam59@web.de

Date: Monday, 09 March 2020

Sudan's prime minister Abdalla Hamdok.

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. A car bomb exploded as his convoy passed through a Khartoum suburb on March 9, 2020. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP 

MAWAHIB ABDALLATIF
By MAWAHIB ABDALLATIF
Monday March 9 2020

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Monday morning survived an assassination attempt, a statement released by his office says.

A car bomb, that seemed to target him, exploded moments after his convoy had passed the Cooper suburb, northeast of the capital Khartoum.

No one in the convoy was injured in the incident.

The PM was taken to a secure location after the incident.

No details were released about the perpetrators.

PM Hamdok assured citizens that he was safe.

“I assure the Sudanese people that I am well and completely healthy. What happened will not stop the march of change and will only be an additional inspiration for the revolution,” he said on Twitter.

“This revolution is protected by its peacefulness and its price was the blood that was shed as [a] sacrifice made for a better tomorrow.”

Mr Hamdok has been in power since August 2019, heading a transitional government that is comprised of military officials and civilians.

He has been pursuing reforms that include purging remnants of ousted leader Omar al-Bashir’s security forces.

In February, some soldiers mutinied, protesting against a move to send home some colleagues and have their units disbanded and merged with another.


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