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Twelve children killed in attacks in Khartoum and West Kordofan

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Twelve children killed in attacks in Khartoum and West Kordofan

Twelve children, including infants, were killed in two attacks targeting a displaced people’s camp in West Kordofan and a residential neighbourhood in Khartoum, according to UNICEF. Nine children died in the camp attack on 17 October and three others in the Khartoum attack on Monday, the UN children’s agency said.

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