At least 153 people have been killed after a drone strike hit a market in Abyei, a disputed region along the border of Sudan and South Sudan, triggering a fire after a nearby fuel storage facility was struck.
The Abyei administration and South Sudan’s Foreign Ministry blamed the Sudanese military for the attack on Amiet Market.
However, a Sudanese military official claimed that those killed were members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and individuals allegedly involved in fuel smuggling, adding that civilians were not the intended targets.
More than 20 others were injured, including several in critical condition.
In response, South Sudan summoned Sudan’s ambassador to express its protest and called for a peaceful, diplomatic resolution to the Abyei dispute.
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