Turkish Airlines cancels flights to Sudan

Turkish Airlines cancels flights to Sudan

Two flights to Sudan cancelled due to tensions

By Zeynep Tufekci and Omer Erdem

KHARTOUM (AA) - Turkish Airlines (THY) cancelled its flights to Sudan’s capital Khartoum due to tensions in the country.

The flight from Istanbul to Khartoum at 2025 hours (1725 GMT) on June 4 and another flight scheduled for 0030 hours (2130 GMT) on June 5 were cancelled, THY said in a statement.

THY had announced on Tuesday that the flight from Khartoum to Istanbul at 0030 hours (2130 GMT) was cancelled.

Some airlines in Egypt and the UAE have also cancelled their planned flights to this country due to the tensions.

Late Monday night, at least 60 demonstrators were killed -- and hundreds more injured -- when security forces tried to disperse an ongoing sit-in outside army headquarters in Khartoum.

Sudan has remained in relative turmoil since April 11, when the country’s military establishment announced the “removal” of President Omar al-Bashir after months of popular protests against his 30-year rule.

The Military Transitional Council (MTC) is now overseeing a two-year “transitional period” during which it has pledged to hold free presidential elections.

Demonstrators, however, have remained on the streets to demand that the MTC relinquish power -- at the earliest possible date -- to a civilian authority.

* Writing by Erdogan Cagatay Zontur

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