U.S. calls on those blocking Sudan's civilian-led transition to stand down

CAIRO:  The United States' embassy in Sudan's capital Khartoum on Monday urged people disrupting the transition to democracy to stand down and allow the civilian-led government to continue its work in Washington's first reaction to an apparent unfolding coup.

(Reporting by Nafisa Eltahir; Writing by Nadine Awadalla; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne) ((Nadine.Awadalla@thomsonreuters.com;))