Coup Plot Uncovered In Sudan

Sudan's Information Minister Ahmed Belal Osman speaks during a news conference in Khartoum November 22, 2012. Voice of America

Coup Attempt Disrupted, Sudanese Government Says -- CNN

Khartoum, Sudan (CNN) -- Sudanese authorities disrupted a plot "to create chaos, target leaders of the country and destabilize the county," in what appeared to be an attempted coup d'etat, Sudan's minister of information told reporters Thursday.

"The act was planned for last Thursday, then was postponed to this Thursday," Ahmad Bilal Osman said. The government's goal was "to have it aborted before it began, and that happened."

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