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An attempr to burn Wau main market

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0n 1.2.2014. The Government of Western Bahr El Ghazal has closed Wau main market during the night hours after the security forces discovered last week a plan to burn Souk Seta. Governor Rizik Zackaria Hassan said there was a plan to burn a big number of shops within the market using petrol, Radio Voice of Hope reported. He urged the citizens to be alert about such plans in order to stop them in time. Mr Rizik cautioned people involved in criminal acts and called on everyone to be alert and safeguard the wellbeing of the state. The governor added that the threat of burning the market was dangerous to the population and to the economy of the state. Mr Rizik pointed out that some days ago Lokoloko Market was burnt down and many people lost their properties. The curfew starts ay 7:00 in the evening to 6:00 in the morning.

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Sunday, March 1, 2015 - 07:15
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