Seventy-six people were killed in clashes at the weekend in the troubled Jonglei area of southern Sudan, a military spokesman said on Monday, revising an earlier toll.
"There is a total of 76 killed and 46 injured. This includes a total of 22 soldiers (dead): 11 of them are from the SPLA, the other 11 are from security forces," said Major General Kuol Diem Kuol of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA).
"This is not a raid for cattle but a militia attack against security forces," he told AFP.
Tribesmen from the Lou Nuer ethnic group raided the Dinka Hol village of Duk Padiet on Sunday morning, forcing a company of SPLA soldiers based there to flee. Earlier reports from local authorities put the death toll at 27.
Source: AJP
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