Unknown gunmen kill priest in Tonj State .An Episcopal pastor was shot and killed by unknown gunmen at Gargar village in South Sudan’s Tonj State today morning, according to a local official.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj this afternoon, Tonj County Commissioner, Sabrino Philip Basia said that Pastor Mathew Mangok Alek was shot dead along the Tonj-Mapel road this morning.“Mangok left Tonj and when he was heading towards an area called Gargar near Mapel, he was killed by unknown criminals. Mangok was also travelling together with a young boy. The pastor was shot in the head and chest, but the boy is here with us,” he said. He pointed out that investigations are underway. The official noted that the body would be taken to the state headquarters for burial. “Our security forces are working and I am sure the perpetrators will be apprehended soon,” he said. Sabrino further said the deceased hailed from the Luanyjang section in Tonj State.The killing of Rev. Mangok brings the total number of church leaders killed across South Sudan since December 2013 to at least 41, according to investigations carried out by Radio Tamazuj. Share this -- 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/CAJb14oqnxgFkuHSVjH1KqaBUP7U%3DbEe9PpphJMBqZKMu6yi65Q%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
