BOR - 17 Apr 2017 Random shooting causes fear among PoC residents in Bor
Photo: South Sudanese women collect water in the United Nations base camp in Bor, Jonglei state. (Ilya Gridneff) Photo: South Sudanese women collect water in the United Nations base camp in Bor, Jonglei state. (Ilya Gridneff) Citizens inside the UN camp in Bor town in South Sudan’s Jonglei State said the sounds of light guns were heard within the town on Sunday. Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Sunday, several internally displaced families said the sounds of gunfire near the airport created fear among them. The displaced people said they fear that the 2014 massacre of dozens of civilians in the UNMISS base in Bor could repeat itself at any time, while calling on the UN mission in the country to protect them. For his part, the Governor of Jonglei State, Philip Aguer admitted that there was a random shooting in Bor town. However, he said the shooting was contained by the relevant authorities. Aguer pointed out that the shooting started after local chiefs organized a welcoming ceremony for youth who returned back from fighting with cattle raiders. -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- 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]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14orkq%2BVXZMT4Y13a19CnVYfYs9AMHNVg-YZFZqbe0oJ1fQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
