NEW: Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has been arrested, and a military council has assumed power in the country
-- Sudan’s military overthrew President Omar al-Bashir and announced it would rule the oil-producing North African nation through a transitional council for the next two years.
Tens of thousands of Sudanese were on the streets of the capital, Khartoum, on Thursday after conflicting signs this week of the military’s approach to the protests, which began mid-December over soaring living costs amid an economic crisis. More than 45 people have been killed in the unrest and 2,600 arrested, according to rights groups.
Ibn Auf also announced the disbanding of the national assembly and state governments, and the closing of Sudanese airspace for 24 hours. The demonstration at the army HQ was called by the Sudanese Professionals Association to mark the anniversary of the 1985 rebellion that overthrew President Gaafar Nimeiry. The outlawed group includes doctors, engineers and academics, and has played an instrumental role in sustaining the uprising.
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