One killed, one injured on Duk-Twic road

At least one person was killed and another was injured in an attack by gunmen on a commercial vehicle on the road between Duk and Twic East counties in South Sudan’s Jonglei state earlier this week.

At least one person was killed and another was injured in an attack by gunmen on a commercial vehicle on the road between Duk and Twic East counties in South Sudan’s Jonglei state earlier this week.

Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Thursday, Dau Akuei, commissioner of Twic East County, said a commercial vehicle carrying citizens on its way to Duk county was ambushed by gunmen, killing one person and injured another critically who was taken to the hospital in the county. 

He said this is the third incident since the beginning of this month, claiming that the attackers came from the neighboring Uror County.