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37 die in South Sudan shootout
 [Iran Press TV] Thirty-seven people have been killed in South Sudan during a shootout at a peace meeting held to resolve disputes about stolen cattle, officials say.Local officials from the state of Unity and neighboring Lakes and Warrap states and the United Nations ...Parkinson's Law on an international scale... met on Friday for peace talks in the remote town of Mayendit in Unity state in an effort to reduce interethnic tension. "These guys just started shooting everywhere," said Unity State Information Minister Gideon Gatpan Thoar. "The fight just started there and no one knew the cause," said Lakes State Governor Chol Tong Mayay. He added that people were just shooting at each other, without knowing whose police and army they were. A number of non-combatants were killed in the incident, but most of the victims were coppers. Posted by: Fred 2012-02-04 |
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