CAIRO—Sudan’s information ministry says the country’s interim Prime Minister Abdulla Hamdok is under house arrest and being forced by the country’s Islamist-backed army to issue a message in support of a potential coup. The news comes as the United States expressed alarm over recent developments in the country, in a transition to democracy for more than two years after former autocrat Omar al-Bashir was removed from power. Early Monday, U.S. Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman said Washington was “deeply alarmed” by reports of the military takeover. The pro-Islamist military is said to have detained a number of senior Sudanese government figures, the country’s information ministry said, as the country’s main pro-democracy group called on people to take to the streets to counter the apparent coup. The ministry said the internet had been cut off and military forces closed bridges. NetBlocks, a group which tracks disruptions across …
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