Image from the A2Z ProjectSouth Sudan Clashes Leave More Than 170 Dead -- AFP
JUBA, Sudan (AFP) — Clashes between rival ethnic groups in south Sudan have left more than 170 people dead, a district official said on Monday.
Armed fighters from the Murle ethnic group in remote Akobo county in eastern Jonglei state attacked Lou Nuer villages over the weekend, county commissioner Doyak Chol said.
"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."
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More News On The Clashes In South Sudan
Deadly Tribal Clashes in South Sudan -- The Media Line
180 killed in tribal violence in southern Sudan -- Radio Netherlands
More than 170 killed in tribal violence in south Sudan -- Reuters
170 killed in South Sudan clashes -- The Daily Star
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