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Drone strike on Abyei market kills at least 153

Original: At least 153 people were killed when drones hit Amiet market in Abyei on Monday, the region's information minister Yohan

At least 153 people were killed when drones struck Amiet market in the disputed Abyei region on Monday, according to the region's information minister Yohana Akol Ngor, who spoke to AP and Reuters. The death toll rose sharply from 73 reported a day earlier. Abyei is an oil-rich area claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan and has been under UN peacekeeping since 2011.

Why now: The sharp rise in the death toll from a deadly attack in a contested, UN-monitored border region has drawn international attention.

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• At least 153 people were killed when drones hit Amiet market in Abyei on Monday, the region's information minister Yohana Akol Ngor told AP and Reuters, up from 73 a day earlier. Abyei is the oil-rich area that Sudan and South Sudan both claim, under UN peacekeeping since 2011.… · i47i@social.i47i.cc · 1

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