WEB DESK
At least nine people were killed in inter-ethnic revenge attacks in Jonglei state in eastern South Sudan. Governor Denya Jock Chagor told local reporters in the state capital, Bor, that they had been killed in two separate incidents over the weekend. He said the killings were sparked by an ambush of two young men by attackers allegedly from the neighboring Greater Pibor administrative area.
The incident was reported to have angered youth from the Dinka community, who retaliated by attacking people from Pibor residing in Bor town – killing at least seven of them.
The authorities have begun investigations into the incident, the Governor said, but it is not clear whether suspects have been apprehended.
There have been waves of inter-communal violence between the three neighboring communities of Dinka Bor, Lou Nuer, and Murle in the past, which had reduced since May because of flooding in the state. But, there are fears that the violence might resume as the dry season approaches and flooding subsides.