Sudan's information ministry on Monday confirmed that "joint military forces" have arrested government figures and ministers. 

"Civilian members of the transitional sovereign council and a number of ministers from the transitional government have been detained by joint military forces," the ministry said in a statement.

According to Al Hadath TV, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was put under house arrest after an unidentified military force besieged his house early on Monday. 

The head of the Sudan Sovereign Council is expected to give a statement on the developments.

Internet services were interrupted in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, and the airport in the city was shut down. Sections of the roads leading to the capital were also closed.

(Cover: Prime minister of Sudan Abdalla Hamdok announces major cabinet reshuffle during a news conference in Khartoum, Sudan, February 8, 2021. /CFP)