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AWENG - 26 Dec 2018

Army officer killed, 4 fishermen injured in Twic State

Local authorities in South Sudan’s Twic State reported that an army officer was killed and four fishermen were wounded by unknown gunmen in a fishing camp last week.

Twic’s Minister of Information Teng Deng told Radio Tamazuj Wednesday that the incident took place in Lol-Kou area in Aweng County last Wednesday.

He explained that a Captain from the army was killed and four fishermen were wounded in Lol-Kou area, which is inhabited mostly by fishermen.

“Soldiers sometimes go to that area to provide security,” he said.

However, the minister said the overall security situation in Twic State remained stable during Christmas celebrations.