Two attacks kill 84 in Tonj North
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Eyeradio
Two attacks in Akop, Warrap State, killed 84 people and injured 62 over two days in South Sudan. The latest assault, on five villages, killed 12 people and injured 24, according to local officials and state authorities.
Two separate attacks killed at least 84 people and injured 62 on 26 and 27 October in Warrap State, South Sudan, according to local sources and state authorities cited by Eye Radio.
The most recent attack targeted five villages in Akop payam, in North Tonj County, at around 5am on Tuesday 27 October. Twelve people were killed and 24 injured, according to Gabriel Manuer Akot, Akop’s youth leader. He also reported that five people were missing and villages had been burnt down. Women, children and elderly people were among the victims.
Tuesday’s attack followed another on Monday 26 October, which killed 72 people and injured 38. Warrap State authorities also reported property damage and cattle theft. The two incidents reportedly involved different attackers, amid reprisals between communities in the Tonj region.
Gabriel Manuer Akot called on the national government to deploy forces to protect civilians. The 26 October attack had already killed 72 people and injured 38.
