SUDAN — Sudanese authorities reported a coup attempt on Tuesday by a group of soldiers but said the attempt failed and that the military remains in control. Sudan's state-run television called on the public "to counter" the attempt but did not provide further details.

Sudan Television reported Tuesday morning a failed coup attempt, while calls were sent to people to confront it. A coup group tried to control the situation in the country, the television said.

Official Spokesman of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereign Council Mohammad Al-Faki Suleiman said on a Facebook account that the Sudanese people should "rise up to defend the country and protect the democratic transition."

"All is under control. The revolution is victorious,” Al-Faki Suleiman wrote on Facebook. He also called on the Sudanese to protect the transition.

A military official said an unspecified number of troops from the armored corps were behind the attempt and that they tried to take over several government institutions but were stopped in their tracks.

Sudanese state TV announced on Tuesday that there had been a "failed" coup in the country, adding that there had been an attempt to take control of the public media building in Omdurman, across the river Nile from the capital Khartoum.

The country's sovereignty council said that the situation was under control and that law enforcement would begin questioning suspects immediately. Soon thereafter, Sudan's military confirmed the earlier reports.

A senior military source told French news agency AFP that a group of officers "were involved in the attempt but were immediately suspended." Army vehicles could be seen partrolling the streets of Khartoum on Tuesday morning.

The Omdurman Bridge on the White Nile river in Khartoum was temporarily closed during the attempted coup

Sudan saw a successful coup just two years ago, when longtime strongman Omar Al-Bashir was ousted. Since then, Sudan has been ruled by a transitional government council that contains both civilian and military members.

However, the council has been unable to reconcile the deep political divisions that have existed since the Bashir era.

Moreover, they have overseen harsh economic reforms in order to qualify for International Monetary Fund loans that have met with resistance from the Sudanese people. — Agencies