Sudan Coup, or Sitcom Pitch?

[The Atheist]

Step 1 - seize power in an armed coup
Step 2 - shoot protestors
Step 3 - arrest Prime Minister
Step 4 - release list of new government and judicial appointments

Standard coup really, except for the reasons released by the general in charge.

"We did it to prevent civil war!"

That's ok then.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59052260

 

[dudalb]

Ah, for the good old days of the Mahdi.....

 

[Lplus]

Step 1 - seize power in an armed coup
Step 2 - shoot protestors
Step 3 - arrest Prime Minister
Step 4 - release list of new government and judicial appointments

Standard coup really, except for the reasons released by the general in charge.

"We did it to prevent civil war!"

That's ok then.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59052260

Foolish of them - if they were so sure there would be a civil war, they should have waited till the civil war thnned the population a bit, then taken over the remains as saviours of peace.

 

[Orphia Nay]

"The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors said the two protesters were shot dead by troops in the capital Khartoum's twin city of Omdurman during demonstrations on Saturday."

Two protesters shot dead as hundreds of thousands march across Sudan against the military coup:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-31/sudan-military-coup-protests-violence/100583358

 

[dudalb]

"The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors said the two protesters were shot dead by troops in the capital Khartoum's twin city of Omdurman during demonstrations on Saturday."

Two protesters shot dead as hundreds of thousands march across Sudan against the military coup:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-31/sudan-military-coup-protests-violence/100583358

Omdurman has seen much worse violence....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Omdurman