Prime Minister Hamduk is under house arrest, as are many government ministers and party leaders.

In recent weeks, tensions between the military and civilians in the Sudanese government have reached a peak, following the thwarting of an attempted coup by military officials loyal to ousted dictator Omar al-Bashir.

U.S. envoy Jeffrey Feltman, who was in Sudan until yesterday, responds to the coup: "The United States is very concerned about reports of a military takeover of the transitional government. This move contradicts the Provisional Constitution and the democratic aspirations of the Sudanese people and is completely unacceptable. Any change in the transitional government made by force will jeopardize US aid to Sudan "

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