Sudan leader ‘terrified’ by arrest
Speaking after his release, Hassan al-Turabi denies links to Darfur fighters.
The restrictions were partially lifted on Sunday but low-intensity clashes have continued in Omdurman, on the western bank of the Nile opposite Khartoum.
Al-Turabi denied that he has any links to Jem.
Mahjoub Fadl, the press secretary for Omar al-Bashir, Sudan’s president, claimed on Monday that authorities found documents confirming links between leaders of the Popular Congress Party and a Jem attack in Omdurman.
The move came a day after Sudan broke off diplomatic relations with Chad, accusing its neighbour of involvement in the previous day’s attack.
“We are now cutting our diplomatic relations with this regime,” al-Bashir had said on state television.
“These forces [behind the attack] are all basically Chadian forces supported and prepared by Chad and they moved from Chad under the leadership of Khalil Ibrahim.”
Khalil Ibrahim, JEM’s leader, said on Monday that his organisation was prepared to launch further attacks on Khartoum in an attempt to topple the Sudanese government.