Sudan PM Hamdok released as protesters face tear gas

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. PHOTO | AFP

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was brought home late Tuesday, his office said, after a day of intense international pressure following his removal in a military coup.

Hamdok was "under close surveillance" while other ministers and civilian leaders remained under arrest, his office added, after the army dissolved Sudan's institutions on Monday.