Sharjah24 – AFP: A coup attempt in Sudan "failed" early Tuesday, state media reported, as the country grapples with a fragile transition.

Top military and government sources said that the attempt involved a group of officers who were "immediately suspended" after they "failed" to take over the state media building.

"There has been a failed coup attempt, the people should confront it," state television said, without elaborating. 

Senior member of Sudan's ruling body, Taher Abuhaja, said "an attempt to seize power has been thwarted." 

Another senior ruling body member, Mohamed al-Fekki said: "Everything is under control and the revolution is victorious." 

Traffic appeared to be flowing smoothly in central Khartoum, AFP correspondents reported, including around army headquarters, where protesters staged a mass sit-in that eventually led to Bashir's ouster in a palace coup. 

Security forces did however close the main bridge across the Nile connecting Khartoum to its twin city Omdurman.