Sudan’s PM detained at home of coup leader ‘for his own safety’

Abdalla Hamdok and other ministers have not been seen since Abdel Fattah al-Burhan took power in bloody coup

The Sudanese military leader who took power in a bloody coup on Monday has said he is keeping the deposed prime minister detained at the general's personal residence for his own safety", as concerns mount over the wellbeing of senior arrested officials.

The prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, and other ministers have not been seen since their detention and there have been international demands for their immediate release. They were seized by security forces loyal to general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in the early hours of Monday and remain missing.