Sudan Arrests 14 Islamists for Sabotage Plot
Sudanese authorities have arrested 14 members of an opposition Islamist party for plotting sabotage after soliciting help from abroad, party officials and security sources said on Wednesday. In midnight raids security forces arrested 14 members of the Popular Congress (PC) party of detained Islamist politician Hassan al-Turabi for conspiracy to carry out sabotage, a party official told Reuters. Earlier on Tuesday night police had set up checkpoints throughout the capital Khartoum and searched vehicles. It was not clear what they were looking for. Full Story