UN: Hundreds could be dead in S Sudan unrest

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Source: Al Jazeera

Armed youth from Lou Nuer tribe march on the remote town of Pibor in Jonglei state, home to the rival Murle people.

Clashes between rival tribes in a South Sudan town may have left hundreds dead, a UN official has said.

Government troops opened fire to stop about 6,000 armed Lou Nuer tribal youth from entering the town of Pibor in Jonglei state which is home to the rival Murle people, Lise Grande, the UN humanitarian co-ordinator for South Sudan, said on Tuesday.

Tensions between the two tribes over cattle rustling have mounted in recent months.

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1. May peace prevail

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2. Shoot - Southern Sudan broke away and became independent

to get away from the massacres in the north.

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3. I had no idea about who the South sudanese were,

but apparently they have 62 recognized ethnic groups. The Nuer are more numerous, comprising about ten percent of south Sudan's 8 million people. The Murle number about 100.000. Both groups use cattle for survival and symbols of wealth. They have a long history of intertribal violence, and were on opposing sides in the civil war that led to South Sudan's independence. The Murle fought for the north.