Landmine Kills A Boy In Wedweil, NBGS A landmine exploded in Wedweil, Aweil West County in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State (NBGS) killing a young boy and seriously injuring another yesterday evening.14 March 2012 By Abraham Agoth AWEIL, 14th March 2012 [Gurtong]
Mr. Simon Bol, an eyewitness who spoke to Gurtong via telephone from Aweil civil hospital where the other injured child is hospitalised narrated that; “Three boys were on their way home from Wedweil town when one of them saw a rusted landmine that was still intact. A according to the survivor, the deceased picked the landmine even after several pleas not to. He even tried to confiscate the deadly mine but unfortunately, the landmine went off and killed his friend instantly leaving him seriously injured,” Simon said. Simon urged the humanitarian organizations operating in the State especially the United Nation Mines Action Office (UNMAO) and the government to intervene in order to avoid such incidences in future. Wedweil is a small town in Bahr el Ghazal State which was under the Arabs military control during Sudan People’s Liberation Army’s (SPLA) armed Struggle. Posted in: Home -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
