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Unknown Gunmen Kill More than 70 People in South Sudan over Gold Mining Row, Police Say
The attack at Jebel Iraq gold mine resulted in over 70 deaths amid disputes involving illegal miners, mining companies, and government forces, the opposition said.
- On Monday, police spokesperson Kwacijwok Dominic Amondoc confirmed that unknown gunmen killed more than 70 people at a gold mine in Jebel Iraq, Central Equatoria State, over the weekend.
- Jebel Iraq has frequently experienced violent clashes between illegal miners and mining companies, creating a volatile environment over resource competition.
- The SPLM and A-IO blamed government forces for the massacre, asserting that the SSPDF holds exclusive control over the area where the attack occurred.
- Human Rights activist Edmund Yakani urged the government to intervene, saying, "My appeal is to the government to intervene and stop this culture of illegal gold mining across the country."
- The Nile Institute condemned the attack and called for effective governance oversight in resource-rich areas, while the Army spokesperson declined to comment on the incident.
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In a suburb of the South Sudanese capital Juba, at least seventy people were shot dead by a group of armed men at a gold mine. According to a local police spokesperson, the people were killed due to a conflict over gold mining. It is not known who is behind the attack. "All I know is that an unknown group of armed men attacked the gold mine. There are more than seventy dead and many more wounded," said the police spokesperson. Images showing the…
Gunmen in South Sudan killed more than 70 people over the weekend in a dispute over gold mining on the outskirts of the capital, Juba, Kwacijwok police spokesman Dominic Amondoc confirmed. A video has surfaced online showing dozens of bodies lying in an open field, the AP reported.
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