Khartoum, June 11: In the midst of civil disobedience in the nation, landline internet connections were on Monday seen down across Sudan, a week after the connections were cut off following a military crackdown over protesters.
According to Dawn news reports, about one week ago, Sudanese security forces began sweeping off protesters and camps that had demonstrated holding sit-ins outside the military’s headquarters in the capital, Khartoum, that claimed the lives of more than 100 people.
Early Monday afternoon, internet lines across the country from the main provider Sudantel ceased working in Khartoum, an AFP correspondent reported, adding it had affected offices, luxury hotels, and embassies.
“It’s the first time Sudantel has cut off everything in the country,” a spokesperson for the group stated.
“It was not switching off data centres, more like a digital cutting off all lines,” he said, adding the monitor first noticed “signs of disconnection” at the weekend.
Sudanese ruling transitional military council (TMC) has on Monday blamed protesters for the deadly crackdown, as demonstration continued to take place on the second day of the civil disobedience.
Meanwhile, the protest leaders urged civilians to continue their demonstration and general strike as a part of a civil disobedience protest campaign which was launched on Sudany.
The civil disobedience campaign comes weeks after the protesters demonstrated outside the military’s headquarters in the capital, Khartoum, demanding the military council to hand power over to a civilian-led transitional body.
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