Sudan: UN Urges Calm After Deadly Attack in Disputed Abyei Border Area

The United Nations is condemning the deadly attack on a village in the disputed oil-rich area of Abyei between Sudan and South Sudan Wednesday.  It is calling for calm in the wake of the attack by armed gunmen, which left dozens dead and scores injured.

Armed gunmen reportedly killed 32 people, injured 25 and went on a rampage, burning homes and causing other devastation in the Dinka village of Kolom.

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