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UN secretary general, Ban Ki Moon, condemned the attack, believed to be the work of Arab Janjaweed militia. The attack was the latest in a series of violent encounters between militia groups and the UNAMID mission since its arrival in Darfur in December last year.
(Deutsche Welle)
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