Drone strike in disputed Sudan-South Sudan area kills dozens, minister says

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A drone strike hit a market in the disputed Abyei region, killing at least 73 people, according to the region’s caretaker information minister. The minister accused Sudan’s army of carrying out the attack; Abyei lies along the Sudan–South Sudan border.

NAIROBI, Oct 20 - At least 73 people were killed when drones struck a market in the disputed Abyei region along the border of South Sudan and Sudan, the caretaker information minister for the jointly administered region said on Tuesday, accusing Sudan's army of carrying out the attack.