A crowd of several thousand supporters rallied in the Sudan capital Khartoum today to express solidarity with President Omar al-Bashir, a day after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against him for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity, according to dpa. An aid worker in Khartoum, speaking to Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa on condition of anonymity, said that "hundreds of thousands" were demonstrating in support of al-Bashir on the streets of the capital today morning. Al-Bashir earlier told the Sudanese Cabinet that the Netherlands- based court warrant was "not only against Sudan, but against all countries that reject the policy of dictation." "Some countries are trying to control the resources of the continent," he said. Al-Bashir said that Sudan would respond to Wednesday's arrest warrant "wisely" and would not take any decision that would endanger peace talks between the government and rebel groups in Darfur.
