Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Tuesday blamed conspirators for violence during deadly anti-government protests, as an impoverished town held a “martyrs’ rally” to honour those killed.
Bashir, speaking at a military base near the town of Atbara where the first protest erupted last month, also slammed some political groups who have called for regime change in Sudan.
“Those who conspired against us and planted traitors amongst us are those who carried out arson attacks and caused damage,” the official SUNA news agency quoted Bashir telling soldiers.
The veteran leader, who has been in power since 1989, did not elaborate on who the alleged conspirators were.
Protests have rocked Sudan since December 19, when unrest broke out over a government decision to raise the price of bread.
In the initial protests that erupted in towns and villages last month before spreading to the capital Khartoum, several buildings of Bashir’s ruling National
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