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Drone strike kills more than 150 civilians near Sudanese border

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More than 150 civilians were killed in a drone strike targeting a crowded cross-border market near the border between Sudan and South Sudan. Sudanese Armed Forces are suspected of carrying out the attack on Wednesday 19 October in an area where the Rapid Support Forces resupply, reports Le Monde.

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