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Civilians, soldiers clash leaving 127 dead in South Sudan, army says

A young herdsman from the Dinka tribe poses with a semi-automatic weapon. Guns are rife in rural South Sudan, for self-protection or defence against cattle raiders. [AFP]

Clashes between soldiers and civilians during a disarmament exercise in the central South Sudanese town of Tonj have left 127 dead, the army spokesman said Wednesday.

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