S. Sudan accuses Sudan of deadly attack

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S. Sudan accuses Sudan of deadly attack

February 03, 2013 04:11 PM

Sudanese prisoners of war board International Committee of the Red Cross vehicles following their release in South Sudan's capital Juba, on April 25, 2012. AFP PHOTO/Waakhe WUDU

JUBA, South Sudan: The South Sudanese army on Sunday accused Sudan of launching an air assault along its border, killing one South Sudanese soldier and wounding two others.

"Khartoum sent two helicopter gunships that attacked the area at 10:30 am (0730 GMT), wounding three SPLA soldiers and killing one," military spokesman Philip Aguer told AFP.

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The South Sudanese army on Sunday accused Sudan of launching an air assault along its border, killing one South Sudanese soldier and wounding two others.

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