Reuters: Gunmen kill some 30 civilians in Darfur-UN

Gunmen kill some 30 civilians in Darfur-UN
10 Dec 2006 14:05:13 GMT
Source: Reuters

By Alaa Shahine

KHARTOUM, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Gunmen on horseback attacked a truck carrying medicine
and aid in Sudan's war-ravaged Darfur region and killed around 30 civilians on board,
some of whom were burned alive, the United Nations said on Sunday.

The African Union had earlier put the death toll at 22 and said 10 others were wounded
on Saturday when gunmen attacked the vehicle near Sirba, 45 km (30 miles) north of El
Geneina, capital of West Darfur state and close to the Sudan-Chad border.

"The gunmen were riding on horseback. The exact number of civilian casualties is not
yet established but it is estimated that around 30 people were killed," U.N. spokeswoman
in Sudan Radhia Achouri said on Sunday.

"Some people were shot, others were burned to death," she said. The vehicle was carrying
medicine and relief items and transporting people, Achouri added.

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