Sudan seizes a terrorist cell and enough explosives to blow up Khartoum
Sudanese Attorney General Taj Alsir, ink.
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The Public Prosecutor's Office in Sudan announced yesterday the arrest of a terrorist cell consisting of 41 people in possession of explosive materials, similar to those used in the catastrophic Beirut port bombings.
The Sudanese Attorney General, Taj Al-Sir Al-Habr, said in a press conference that was broadcast on television that the most dangerous terrorist cell of 41 members had been arrested, and the cell that was a threat to neighboring countries had been dismantled.
Al-Haber explained that the Rapid Support Forces set up 12 ambushes, which resulted in the seizure of the terrorist cell and the dangerous explosive materials, adding that the quantity of explosives that were seized was sufficient to blow up the entire Khartoum.
The Public Prosecutor said that the materials that were seized are similar to those that exploded in Beirut port, "ammonium nitrate."
He pointed out that there are dozens of defendants, and thousands of highly dangerous explosive devices, and that investigations are being carried out with them on a large scale.
He stressed that "the terrorist cell that was dismantled was a threat to neighboring countries."
In turn, the Director of the General Department of Criminal Evidence, Brigadier General Alaeddin Muhammad Abdul Jalil, said that the terrorist cell was seized in cooperation with the Rapid Support, indicating that the explosives were found in the north of Khartoum.
He added that Sudan's laws do not criminalize possession of materials used in the manufacture of explosives.
And he asked citizens to immediately report any suspicious movements.
For his part, the spokesman for the Rapid Support Forces, Brigadier General Jamal Jumaa, confirmed the arrest of a cell in possession of a large amount of explosives.
He pointed out that the explosives include 850 plates of "TNT", 3594 blasting caps, 13 coils of tape, four sacks and nitrate powder.
He revealed that part of the seized explosives was used in an attempt to blow up the motorcade of the Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdok, last March.
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