Eritrean security forces captured a Khartoum-backed “terrorist network” seeking to assassinate President Isayas Afewerki, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said. But Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail on Thursday dismissed the statement as a smokescreen to hide Asmara’s efforts to topple the government in Sudan. Tensions between the two east African neighbors rose earlier this week when Eritrea accused Sudan of trying to kill Isayas but gave no details. Full Story