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Drone strike in disputed Sudan-South Sudan area kills dozens, minister says

Straits Times20 October 2026, 05:56 UTCSouth Sudan

NAIROBI, Oct 20 - At least 73 people were killed when drones struck a market in the disputed Abyei region along the border of South Sudan and Sudan, the caretaker information minister for the jointly administered region said on Tuesday, accusing Sudan's army of carrying out the attack.

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