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This is an archive article published on August 11, 2009

30 killed in south Sudan clashes

At least 30 people have been killed and more than 15 women and children abducted in the latest outbreak of ethnic clashes in south Sudan.

At least 30 people have been killed and more than 15 women and children abducted in the latest outbreak of ethnic clashes in south Sudan,a government official said today.

Fighting between two clans broke out on Saturday in the Tonj north area of Warrap state,said Paul Dhel Gum,an official with the South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission,the government’s humanitarian organisation.

“There are at least 30 people killed,and there are more than 15 women and children who have been abducted,” said Gum,adding that several homes were destroyed.

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