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South Sudan: Lakes governor urges rebels to end violence

By , based on Radio Tamazuj

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Lakes State caretaker governor Rin Tueny has urged armed opposition groups to end the violence and take part in the general elections scheduled for 22 December. Following intercommunal clashes around Rumbek, he called for security to be restored across the eight counties, according to Radio Tamazuj.

The caretaker governor of Lakes State in South Sudan, General Rin Tueny, has called on armed opposition groups to stop the violence and take part in the general elections scheduled for 22 December, according to Radio Tamazuj. He was speaking at the swearing-in of the caretaker government in Rumbek.

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