Sudan: Abyei Bracing for a 'Bad Christmas'

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Abyei — As international mediators struggle to resolve a row over who will govern Abyei, residents in the troubled and increasingly militarized region of Sudan are growing impatient. Analysts fear the frustration may get out of hand.

"Indecision and delays... have made the local community nervous," an aid worker in the town of Abyei told IRIN. "The anxiety is turning into tension and that is the worry."

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