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DATE: MONDAY, April 23, 1990                   TAG: 9004230305
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A/8   EDITION: EVENING 
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DATELINE: KHARTOUM, SUDAN                                LENGTH: Short

COUP ATTEMPT IN SUDAN REPORTEDLY FAILS

A group of junior army officers tried to topple the military government today with a series of attacks but loyalist forces crushed the revolt, Sudanese sources and news reports said.

It was the second reported attempt in a month to overthrow the ruling junta in this East African nation, which is led by Lt. Gen. Omar Hassan el-Bashir.

The Sudanese sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the attempted coup began at midnight and the rebels tried to take over Khartoum airport and official government radio but were quickly overpowered.

The number of arrests was not immediately known, nor was there word on the extent of casualties.

- Associated Press 


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