Hamdouk targeted .. local and international condemnation of an unprecedented assassination attempt in Sudan

The assassination attempt, which Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamduk escaped in Khartoum today, received Arab and international condemnation, while shocking the Sudanese, whose country did not know such attacks in its political history.

"I assure the Sudanese people that I am well and completely healthy," Hamaddouk said in a tweet on his Twitter page.

He added that what happened "will not stop the march of change, and it will only be an additional splash in the high wave of the revolution. This revolution is protected by its peacefulness, and its dowry was precious blood that was made for a better tomorrow and sustainable peace."

The Cabinet said in a statement read to the journalists, Faisal Muhammad Salih, Minister of Culture and Information, a spokesman for the government, that the Prime Minister’s convoy “was subjected to a terrorist bombing and shooting at the bottom of the Cooper Bridge. Who was slightly injured in his shoulder. "

The cabinet statement added that Hamdock "is carrying out his duties in his office and the security authorities have started their procedures to investigate the incident."

The statement pointed out that "will deal decisively with terrorist attempts ... We know that there are those who target the revolution of the Sudanese people and the gains achieved", but stressed that "its path is continuing and will not lose its compass."

Official television broadcast pictures of Hamdock receiving the members of the Freedom and Change Alliance that led the protests against the regime of Omar al-Bashir, and cabinet members in front of his office, shaking hands with them, smiling, and looking good.

An invitation to demonstrate
and the Freedom and Change Coalition called on citizens to go out in processions, saying, "We call on all the masses of our people in the capital to go out in processions and head to Freedom Square to show our unity."

Dozens of people came out near the scene of the accident in Kober, north of the capital, chanting, "With blood, we will redeem you, O Hamdouk."

Arab and international condemnation The Arab
League condemned the targeting of the Sudanese Prime Minister's convoy, and expressed its shock at the assassination attempt, and renewed its commitment to stand with Sudan in the democratic transition process.

On the other hand, the State of Qatar expressed "its strong condemnation and condemnation of the assassination attempt that targeted the Prime Minister of the sisterly Republic of Sudan," and renewed its position "firm and supportive of the unity, stability, sovereignty of Sudan and the aspirations of its brotherly people."

The UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs said on Twitter that the assassination attempt on Hamdouk "is shocking and aims to undermine the transitional phase with all the hopes and aspirations it holds for the Sudanese citizen." "We stand in solidarity with the government and people of Sudan and reject violence as a political tool, whatever its source," he added.

On the other hand, the State Department official, Tibor Nagy, said that Washington was aware of the attack on the Hamdok convoy and was closely monitoring the situation. He added that the United States "strongly supports the civilian-led interim government of Sudan and stands beside it and the Sudanese people."

For his part, the representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, said, "We regret the attempt to assassinate the Sudanese Prime Minister and confirm our continued support to the Sudanese government."

Likewise, the British ambassador to Sudan, Irfan Siddik, said that the assassination attempt "is a very disturbing event ... reaffirming the fragile nature of this transitional phase and the vital role played by the prime minister."

He added that the United Kingdom "fully supports the civilian government and is committed to continuing to provide any possible support to help its success."

The Turkish embassy in Sudan said that it strongly condemns the attempt to assassinate Hamdock, and expresses its solidarity with the brotherly people of Sudan.

External fingerprints
The Governor of Khartoum said in statements from the scene that the procession of Hamdock was subjected to an attempted remote detonation, and confirmed that he was in good health, and that the authorities have a suspect. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the failed assassination attempt.

Al-Jazeera correspondent in Khartoum, Al-Taher Al-Mardi, said that the Khartoum governor indicated that there are external fingerprints in the failed attempt, considering that it is the first time in the history of Sudan that a high-ranking Sudanese official is targeting such an operation, an invasive and unknown method in the Sudanese political arena.

Regarding the details of the operation, Al-Jazeera Net correspondent in Khartoum Muzdalifah Othman quoted reliable sources as saying that the explosion was caused by an explosion of an explosive device placed in a "Hyundai" car that was parked on the main street and no one was inside.

It reported that the explosion hit the first car designated for protection and the security guard team inside, and that the second vehicle that was traveling at speed collided with the first, and it was likely that it was carrying the Prime Minister, as its windows were shattered.

Because the explosion occurred near a house, a car parked inside was slightly damaged, and the windows of the house were completely destroyed.

An unprecedented operation
The director of the Al-Jazeera office in Khartoum, Al-Muslim Al-Kabbashi, said that there is widespread condemnation among the Sudanese people, who never knew the culture of political assassinations.

For its part, the forces of freedom and change reported that targeting Hamdouk is a terrorist attack and an extension of attempts to suppress and abort the Sudanese revolution.

The leader of the Forces for Freedom and Change Noureddine Salahuddin believes that the assassination attempt on Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdock represents "a new episode of conspiracy to turn against the Sudanese revolution."

In his talk to Al-Jazeera Net, Salahuddin added that the forces hostile to the revolution have been working to strike them by creating ongoing crises in all construction paths, to bring Sudan back to before the era of change, according to him.

On the other hand, Ibrahim Ghandour, head of the dissolved National Congress Party, was quoted by local media as saying that the assassination attempt was an alien incident to Sudanese society and the values ​​of its tolerance and cohesion, regardless of who is behind it or who is trying to benefit from it.