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One dead and three wounded in South Sudan clashes

By , based on Eagle Online

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Clashes between suspected armed groups left one person dead and three wounded in Morobo County, South Sudan, near the Ugandan border. The fighting, which occurred on Thursday morning, has renewed security concerns in the area, according to Koboko’s deputy resident commissioner cited by Eagle Online.

Clashes between suspected armed groups left one person dead and three wounded at about 9am on Thursday in Morobo County, Central Equatoria State, South Sudan. The toll was reported by Hajji Marijani Wailaire, deputy resident district commissioner of Koboko District in Uganda, according to Eagle Online.

The violence renewed security concerns in the border area between South Sudan and Uganda, according to the Ugandan outlet. Morobo County is located in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria State.

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