Hundreds Slaughtered As Inter-communal Clashes Break Out In South Sudan
By Elite Reporter
At least 287
people, including a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) staff member and two other
aid workers, have been killed in the most recent spate of inter-communal
violence in the eastern state of Jonglei in South Sudan, government authorities
reveal.
At least 300
people were wounded in the violence, which broke out between the Murle and Lou
Nuer ethnic communities on Saturday, according to the government. Many suffered
gunshot wounds and other trauma, according to health workers.
Meanwhile, a
patrol from the UN Mission to South Sudan has been sent to the town of Pieri to
interview survivors, the organisation said in a statement on Wednesday.
"The
team is investigating reports that many people were killed, injured and lost
their homes," the statement sa...