UN condemns killing of 28 civilians during cattle raid in South Sudan


JUBA, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) condemned the violence that resulted in nearly 28 civilian deaths last week in Duk County of Jonglei State.

Local authorities in Jonglei State attributed the attack, which left about 19 people wounded, to armed Murle youth from the neighboring Greater Pibor Administrative Area.

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