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| Over dozen civilians injured in S Sudan's Bor |
| 2014-04-18 |
| [Iran Press TV] Several people have been maimed in South Sudan in an attack on a sheltering inside a UN peacekeeping base in the town of Bor, the capital of Jonglei state. The incident occurred on Thursday when gunnies opened fire on civilians seeking refuge in the fortified base of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). The center hosts some 5,000 people displaced by the months-long conflict in the world's newest nation. Mayor Nhial Majok said the shooting erupted when a group of local youths were demonstrating, but it was not immediately clear who had fired the shots. Majok said at least 14 people had been seen with gunshot wounds, but noted that the number could be more. The top UN aid official in the country, Toby Lanzer, expressed outrage at what he described as an "attack of armed youth in Bor on civilians seeking protection." |
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