Turabi said that a Tunisia-style uprising is possible in Sudan.

Just few hours after he said that a Tunisia-style uprising is possible in Sudan, security forces arrested opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi at his Khartoum home on Monday.

Turabi’s son confirmed the leader’s arrest, saying: “It is true… They never tell you why people are arrested.”
"It may be because of the opposition press conference," he added, referring to a forum on Sunday at which opposition leaders joined in congratulating the Tunisian people on seeing off strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and calling for Bashir to heed popular demands to share power.

"He was arrested normally," Siddig added, meaning his 78-year-old father had sustained no injuries during his detention.
"We have other people arrested in the party. This is a big wave of arrests."
Turabi’s aide also confirmed the arrest at the leader’s home in the Sudanese capital.

Earlier, Turabi had told AFP “this country has known popular uprisings before,” referring to popular revolts which toppled military regimes in Africa's largest country in 1964 and 1985.
 "What happened in Tunisia is a reminder. This is likely to happen in Sudan," he said, referring to the month-long deadly protests that prompted Ben Ali to take refuge in Saudi Arabia after 23 years of iron-fisted rule.

"If it doesn't, then there will be a lot of bloodshed. The whole country is armed. In the towns it will be a popular uprising, but in Darfur, and in Kordofan as well, they have weapons."
"I'm quite sure if there's any uprising here, the Darfur region will be active," he said.