Sudan arrests 14 Islamists for sabotage plot

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By Opheera McDoom and Nima Elbagir

KHARTOUM, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Sudanese authorities have arrested 14 members of an opposition Islamist party for plotting sabotage after soliciting help from abroad, party officials and security sources said on Wednesday.

In midnight raids security forces arrested 14 members of the Popular Congress (PC) party of detained Islamist politician Hassan al-Turabi for conspiracy to carry out sabotage, a party official told Reuters.

Earlier on Tuesday night police had set up checkpoints throughout the capital Khartoum and searched vehicles. It was not clear what they were looking for.

One security source said the 14 were arrested for attempting a coup. "It is obvious some factions believed the government was in a weakened state and so felt confident enough to plot another coup attempt," he said.
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