El-Bashir heads meeting of Sudanese defense council

The Sudanese defense and security council held a meeting under the chairmanship of President Omar El-Bashir that tackled the security situation in the Darfur region following tribal confrontations that took place last week in which 30 persons were killed and another 27 injured.

Sudanese Minister of Interior Abdul Rahim Mohammed Hussein announced that the security authorities were able to arrest those who carried out the attacks.

Deputy Haroum Abdul Rahim said deputies from the Darfur region are considering drafting a note to the Sudanese president that calls for activating the emergency law to deal with repeated tribal disputes.