Opposition Leader Held Following Warning Of Tunisia-Like Revolt
January 18 2011
Authorities in Sudan have arrested an Islamist opposition leader not long after he called for a Tunisia-style uprising, Agence France-Presse reports.
According to the family of Hassan al-Turabi, he was arrested early Tuesday at his Khartoum home after warning in an AFP interview that a revolt similar to Tunisia's might take place in Sudan.
The arrest was said to be one of many against members of his Popular Congress Party (PCP).
The Sudan Media Center, a news agency seen as...
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