8 injured as fire guts ammunition depot in South Sudan


JUBA, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- At least eight people were injured Saturday in a fire that gutted an ammunition depot of the South Sudan People's Defense Forces (SSPDF).

SSPDF spokesperson Lul Ruai Koang confirmed on Sunday the fire that broke out midnight Saturday destroyed the ammunition depot at Giada military barrack in Juba, the capital of South Sudan.

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