DHAKA: Some 78 people have been killed and scores wounded in an attack on villages in South Sudan`s Jonglei state, the local MP has told the BBC.

The attackers were believed to be members of David Yau Yau`s rebel group, said MP Deng Dau.

Jonglei is badly affected by ethnic rivalries and disputes over land and cattle ownership.

More than 1,500 people are estimated to have been killed in the area since South Sudan`s independence in 2011.

Tens of thousands have also been left homeless by the fighting.

Source: BBC
BDST: 1020 HRS, OCT 22, 2013
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