Drone strike on market in disputed Sudan border region kills at least 153

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A drone strike hit a fuel depot near Amiet Market in Abyei, a region disputed by Sudan and South Sudan, killing at least 153 people, according to a local official. The Abyei administration blamed Sudan's military, while the fire continued and the reported death toll was rising.

A drone strike on a market in Abyei, a border region disputed by Sudan and South Sudan, hit a nearby fuel depot, killing at least 153 people, a local official said on Tuesday. Yohanna Akol Ngor, the Abyei administration’s caretaker information minister, blamed Sudan’s military for Monday’s attack on Amiet Market, north of Abyei town. Ngor told Associated Press by phone that the death toll was continuing to rise as the fire burned. A senior Sudanese military officer said the army carried out a...