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Thousands dead in South Sudan violence, UN says
Source: BBC
24 December 2013 Last updated at 18:40 GMT
Thousands dead in South Sudan violence, UN says
Thousands of people must have been killed in the past week of violence in South Sudan, the top UN humanitarian co-ordinator there has told the BBC.
Toby Lanzer, who is in Bentiu in northern Unity state, said it had been "a devastating week for South Sudan".
Earlier President Salva Kiir said his forces had recaptured the key town of Bor days after it was seized by rebels.
The rebels are led by Riek Machar, of the ethnic Nuer, who has been battling President Kiir, of the Dinka.
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Thousands dead in South Sudan violence, UN says
Thousands of people must have been killed in the past week of violence in South Sudan, the top UN humanitarian co-ordinator there has told the BBC.
Toby Lanzer, who is in Bentiu in northern Unity state, said it had been "a devastating week for South Sudan".
Earlier President Salva Kiir said his forces had recaptured the key town of Bor days after it was seized by rebels.
The rebels are led by Riek Machar, of the ethnic Nuer, who has been battling President Kiir, of the Dinka.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25511595
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