Today, Wednesday, Sudanese Attorney General Taj Al-Sir Ali Al-Haber announced the seizure of what he described as a terrorist cell and a large amount of explosives in the capital, Khartoum.
"The Rapid Support Forces set up 12 ambushes, which resulted in the seizure of 41 terrorists and dangerous explosive materials that could blow up the entire capital," al-Haber said in a press conference.
He added, "We seized huge quantities of ammonium nitrate in the raids" east of the Nile in the capital, stressing that the seized explosives are very dangerous, including materials similar to the ones that destroyed Beirut port.
The Public Prosecutor admitted during a press conference at the Public Prosecution headquarters in Khartoum that the Sudanese authorities had detected the emergence of "terrorist cells" in Khartoum and were working to dismantle them.
Al-Jazeera correspondent in Khartoum, Al-Taher Al-Mardi, said, "The operation was carried out by joint forces from the police, intelligence and rapid support after security monitoring and follow-up that lasted for more than a month.
He added that investigations are still continuing to find out the plan and motives of this terrorist cell and how they obtained these weapons, especially since the seized explosives are very advanced and are obtained from military factories.
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 explosives, 3594 blasting caps, and four nitrate powder sacks.
He revealed that part of the seized explosives was used in an attempt to blow up the motorcade of Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok last March.
He noted that explosives were leaked from official areas, and said that explosives were trafficked through closed cells.