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Government and opposition troops rampage through Lasu refugee site

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Yei. Government and opposition troops rampage through Lasu refugee site, UN says. South Sudanese government and opposition soldiers have repeatedly attacked a United Nations refugee settlement in Lasu, the southern region of the country, an official from the UN High Commission for Refugees told Radio Tamazuj“Armed men in uniform went on a looting rampage for days, firing guns in the air, breaking into the homes of dozens of refugees and seizing their food, personal belongings and livestock,” the UN said in a statement, adding that one Congolese woman was raped, and two were abducted and remain in captivity.

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Sunday, September 25, 2016 - 04:45
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