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Sudan coup: Military arrests prime minister, dissolves government hoping to transition to democracy

The White House has said it is "deeply alarmed" after Sudan's military seized power early Monday, detaining the acting prime minister in a coup that appeared to deal a blow to hopes for a democratic transition in one of Africa's largest countries. As Roxana Saberi reports, protesters took to the streets denouncing the takeover, and troops opened fire, killing some of the marchers.
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