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

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 6:16 AM · 1 min read
Drone strike on market in disputed Sudan border region kills at least 153 — South China Morning Post, Singapore Business news
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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...

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