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U.N. says it confirms 17 deaths in Sudan's Darfur

A woman looks at burnt houses during clashes between nomads and residents in Deleij village, located in Wadi Salih locality, Central Darfur, Sudan.

The United Nations said on Thursday it had confirmed the killing of 17 people and the burning of more than 100 houses in Deleij village in the Darfur region of Sudan earlier this week.

The United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur also said 15 people were injured and the violence “occurred during heated clashes between nomads and residents apparently angered by the increase in commodity prices at the local market”.

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