2 dead in Sudan mutiny, airspace reopend

At least two people have been confirmed dead after Sudan experienced hours of a mutiny on Wednesday after an armed revolt from within its security forces shut down the capital’s airport.

Sudan has however announced the reopening of its airspace after the end of the faceoff.

AP revealed Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, head of the country’s ruling transitional council's statement which stated that “life has returned to normal,” following a tense stand-off between the armed forces and rogue intelligence officers who had fired shots in the air to demand better severance benefits.

The report from AP added that airport authorities in neighboring Egypt said that as a precaution, all flights to Sudan remained suspended over security concerns.

The burst of unrest paralyzed street life in several parts of the capital, Khartoum, along with another western city. Videos circulated on social media showing vast deployment of security forces and heavy exchanges of gunfire.