Sudan ruling party accuses opposition of planning attacks, assassinations

KHARTOUM, April 2 (AFP) — Sudan’s ruling party Friday accused the opposition Islamist Popular Congress (PC) of planning attacks and assassinations with the help of renegade military officers and using air force aircraft.

Official Omdurman radio repeatedly broadcast the National Congress (NC) statement, also carried by Khartoum dailies, directed at the PC of Hassan al-Turabi, who was arrested on Wednesday along with other party officials.

It accused the PC of plotting “criminal acts of sabotage” through its political and military figures, “led by a colonel from the air force.”

The aim was to “blowing up landmark strategic national institutions, including the Al-Jaily refinery, Qarry power station, the armed forces headquarters and Giad Industrial City, using the air force” aircraft, it alleged.

The statement was reported to have been issued after a lengthy meeting of the ruling party.