A Dinka boy from Warrap state at a cattle camp. At least 139 people were killed in the area on Saturday when armed Nuer attacked Dinka herders. Photograph: Tim McKulka/AFP/Getty Images139 Die In Southern Sudan Tribal Clashes -- The Guardian
News of Nuer attack on Dinka follows aid groups' call for urgent diplomatic effort to stave off humanitarian disaster.
At least 139 people have been killed in the latest outburst of tribal violence that is threatening the stability of southern Sudan.
Armed Nuer men attacked Dinka herders on Saturday in Tonj, one of the most remote parts of the autonomous south, stealing 5,000 cattle.
"They killed 139 people and wounded 54. Nobody knows how many attackers were killed. But it may be many as a lot of people came to fight," Sabino Makana, the deputy governor of Warrap state, told Reuters.
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"They killed 139 people and wounded 54. Nobody knows how many attackers were killed. But it may be many as a lot of people came to fight," Sabino Makana, the deputy governor of Warrap state, told Reuters.
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