LATEST: Bashir arrives in Khartoum

Khartoum – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrived in Khartoum from Johannesburg on Monday, after a court ordered him not to leave as it decided whether to arrest him over alleged war crimes.

Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in the Darfur region, was returning from an African Union summit.

Dressed in his traditional white robes, a triumphant Bashir waved his trademark cane in the air as he stepped off the plane and shouted: “God is greatest!”.

Walking down a red carpet leading from the aircraft, he was greeted by his ministers on the tarmac as well as a crowd of journalists and photographers.

Nearby, an area had been prepared for a news conference.

Bashir, 71, was indicted over his alleged role in the Darfur conflict.

The African Union has dismissed the ICC as a kangaroo court targeting only developing world leaders. – Agencies

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