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20 dead and 5 seriously injured in landmine incident in Unity state, S. Sudan

By Bonifacio Taban Kuich

October 10, 2011 (JUBA) – On Monday 20 died and five were seriously injured in a land mine incident in the Mankien payam (district) of Mayom county in the west of Unity state.

Women in a village in Unity state, South Sudan (AFP)
Women in a village in Unity state, South Sudan (AFP)
The Unity state government has laid the blame on the remaining militias who have not responded to an amnesty offer during South Sudan’s independence celebration in July this year.

In an interview with Sudan Tribune on Monday ,the state minister of information and communication, Gideon Gatpan Thoar, officially confirmed that the deaths and injuries.

He added that he believed the land mines were placed by the militia loyal to Gai Yoach, currently in Heglig town; the location of an important oil production facility.

Five died and 20 were injured in Unity state in August in another land mine incident, which Thoar also blamed on Yoach’s troops.

Yoach was promoted to leader of the rebel group, South Sudan Liberation Movement / Army, after the August ceasefire of its previous head, Peter Gadet.

Unity state has been subject to much rebel conflict. The current rainy season has compounded the situation by making transportation more difficult and the area more isolated.

(ST)

6 Comments

  • Anyangaliec
    Anyangaliec

    20 dead and 5 seriously injured in landmine incident in Unity state, S. Sudan
    My condolences goes to their respective families wherever they might be. May Almighty father rest their souls in peace.

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  • garang alive
    garang alive

    20 dead and 5 seriously injured in landmine incident in Unity state, S. Sudan
    brothers who are fighting in Unity state don’t use landmine, better to identify your enemy instead of killing innocent civilians

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  • Luka Manyuon Gai
    Luka Manyuon Gai

    20 dead and 5 seriously injured in landmine incident in Unity state, S. Sudan
    my decission is like this if there is humanright why not to change the wrong doese?
    thaks

    Reply
  • Mila Eluzai
    Mila Eluzai

    20 dead and 5 seriously injured in landmine incident in Unity state, S. Sudan
    The way militias are killing their fellow South Sudanese is a high degree of ignorance.Why then fight during the struggle.Does it mean such people did not know why they joined the recent concluded struggle for freedom from the slavery?
    It disturbs me very much.People fought for Freedom,it is achieved why again go for senseless wars.

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  • Giir Akeen
    Giir Akeen

    20 dead and 5 seriously injured in landmine incident in Unity state, S. Sudan
    Iam very sorry to learn that 20 innocent civilians were kiled by land mines.
    I would like to argue Upper Nile laeders to avoid rebellion and
    look for peaceful machanism to save their people.

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  • Niran
    Niran

    20 dead and 5 seriously injured in landmine incident in Unity state, S. Sudan
    Garang you are right but those people whom are doing the landmine these are the people supported by Ncp they do all these things in the side of NCP if we fined this kind of these people is batter we kill them

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