Hamdok was appointed prime minister last August No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack CAIRO: Sudan’s prime minister survived an assassination attempt on Monday after a blast in the capital, Khartoum, Sudanese state media said. Abdalla Hamdok"s family confined he was safe following the explosion, which targeted his convoy. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The United Kingdom said that the attempt to assassinate Hamdok was "very disturbing and must be fully investigated." Meanwhile, the United States embassy in Khartoum said that the US was "sad and shocked" and confirmed Washington"s continued support of the transitional government, and its solidarity with the people of Sudan. Hamdok was appointed prime minister last August, after pro-democracy protests forced the military to remove the autocratic President Omar Al-Bashir and replace it with a civilian-led government. Military generals remain the de facto rulers of the country and have shown little willingness to hand over power to the civilian-led administration.