By Khalid AbdelazizKHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's military rulers said on Thursday they had thwarted several coup attempts and that some officers had been arrested over the deadly dispersal of protesters at a sit-in in Khartoum earlier this month. Two different groups of people suspected of involvement in the attempted coups had been arrested, the Transitional Military Council's spokesman said. Opposition-linked medics have said 118 people were killed in the crackdown while the military council has put the toll at 61. The military council has been bolstered by support from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which between them have offered $3 billion in aid. Last week, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited Khartoum to mediate between the military council and the opposition.

Source: Ethiopian News June 13, 2019 16:44 UTC