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Sudan general says coup attempt foiled

General Jamal Omar, center, a member of Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC), arrives in the capital Khartoum's twin city of Omdurman on July 4, 2019. [AFP]

Sudan's ruling military council foiled a coup attempt, a top general announced on state television Thursday, saying that 12 officers and four soldiers had been arrested.

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