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| At least 140 people have been killed in ethnic clashes in Southern Sudan, officials say, as aid agencies warn that the country faces a return to war. | At least 140 people have been killed in ethnic clashes in Southern Sudan, officials say, as aid agencies warn that the country faces a return to war. |
| Deputy governor of Warrap state Sabino Makana said members of the Nuer group attacked Dinka cattle herders and seized about thousands of animals. | |
| Most of the violence happened over the weekend in Tonj village, he said. | Most of the violence happened over the weekend in Tonj village, he said. |
| The UN says more than 2,000 people have been killed in ethnic violence in the south since last January. | The UN says more than 2,000 people have been killed in ethnic violence in the south since last January. |
| More people died in Southern Sudan than in Darfur last year. | More people died in Southern Sudan than in Darfur last year. |
| Mr Makana told Reuters that the Nuer attackers killed 139 Dinka herders and wounded dozens more. | |
| He said many of the Nuers also died, but he did not have reliable figures. | |
| Senior UN official Lise Grande confirmed the clashes. | |
| "Local sources on the ground said that at least 140 people had been killed, 90 wounded and 30,000 head of cattle had been stolen," she said. |