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Africa Horn |
170 killed in South Sudan clashes |
2009-04-21 |
![]() "We have found 177 bodies dead, and we are expecting many more, even as high as 300 in total," Chol told AFP by satellite telephone. "Many are unaccounted for, whole villages have been burnt to the ground. The destruction is terrible." It was the second outbreak of deadly violence between the two ethnic groups in Jonglei in a month. In March, as many as 750 people were killed in clashes in Pibor county further south. |
Posted by:Fred |
#1 the areas attacked had been left vulnerable after a government-backed disarmament campaign collected guns from one area, but not from other rival groups. Hmmm, sounds fair to me. |
Posted by: 49 Pan 2009-04-21 19:13 |