Underground Aircraft Bombs Located In Yambio A company contracted by the United Nations in South Sudan (UNMISS) has revealed that they have located eight underground aircraft bombs in Yambio, Western Equatoria State. 03 December 2013
*By Joseph Nashion* *YAMBIO, 03 December 2013 [Gurtong] - *Zachariah Awuol Awet, The Development Initiative (TDI) representative for Western Equatoria State told the press that they conducted non-technical survey in 62 schools and bomas in which the communities reported 17 areas suspected with to have aircraft bombs underground in Yambio. He mentioned that they investigated and located eight aircraft bombs, four in Napere, one next to the state prison wall and others in Pazuo, Kpirabe and Khor Habiba residential areas. Mr Awet added that the survey shows no mines in Yambio, but only aircraft bombs underground. He disclosed that in early November, they successfully removed one of these bombs near Napere stream and currently they are digging two others; one in Napere next to Curia of the catholic diocese of Tombura Yambio and another one near the state prison wall. Mr Awet cited that improper information from the local communities and lack of safe site for demolishing the extracted bombs are the biggest challenges. He appealed to the local communities of Yambio to give all information so that TDI team could help the lives of the people around. Napere resident, Amuna Ousman reported that around 1991 and 1992, she witnessed the aircraft dropping bombs in Napere, one fell in her neighbourhood and killed one dog, but it entered the ground without exploding. “We are worried because there is that thinking that one day it can explode and at times our children who are moving randomly also makes us worry because any time something can happen,” she said. Mr. Awet stated that they were tasked by UN to target Yambio and Tombura counties which were suspected to have explosives and advised all the people who are staying in the identified areas to stay informed about the bombs. Posted in: Home<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.aspx>, Governance<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/6/Governance.aspx> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14or_ZU4K7p98jHMqajgVpxtp60FKzc2O3_ciK_sio4L8Ng%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
