Sudanese PM escapes death as assassination attempt fails

An assassination attempt on Sudan’s Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdok, has failed after his convoy was targetted in the capital - Khartoum, state television and a cabinet source said on Monday.

Hamdok, who was appointed to head a transitional government after the overthrow of long-time President Omar al-Bashir last year, has been moved to a safe location, state TV said.

Images broadcast on regional TV channels and social media showed a convoy including several damaged white SUVs and a badly damaged car.

According to three witnesses who spoke to Reuters, the PM was attacked close to the northern entrance to Kober bridge, which connects Khartoum North with the city center, where Hamdok’s office is.

The convoy appeared to have been targeted from above, they said.

Reuters