Sudanese army controls Abyei following heavy fighting

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KHARTOUM, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The Sudanese army has managed to control the Abyei area on the border between northern and southern Sudan following fierce frighting with the former rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) since Friday, the state-run Sudanese Television reported on Saturday evening.

"The Sudanese army has managed to impose full control over Abyei city after fierce battles with the enemy and repulsed them out of the city," the TV reported.

"The army destroyed two tanks and arrested two of the enemy soldiers. The army is still combing the area and pursuing the remnants of the enemy who fled the city," the report said.

In the meantime, Rabie Abdel-Atti, a leading member of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP), told Xinhua that "Abyei belongs to north Sudan and matters had to be put back to their normal course."