Bieh deputy governor wounded in ambush South Sudanese rebels loyal to former First Vice President Riek Machar opened fire on a vehicle carrying deputy governor of Bieh State on 23 May, wounding him and killing a child in a brazen attack in Waat County.
SPLA spokesman Santo Domic confirmed to Radio Tamazuj on Monday that the deputy governor Teah Gatjiek escaped with gunshot wound when his vehicle was ambushed by rebels in Bieh State. For its part, the SPLM-IO faction allied to Riek Machar claimed responsibility for the wounding of the deputy governor in Bieh State.SPLA-IO deputy military spokesman Paul Lam Gabriel said in a statement that the deputy governor of Bieh State was badly injured when he left Waat town.He claimed that more than six of his bodyguards were killed when they engaged the SPLA-IO forces who were in the area. Meanwhile, a source said that the wounded deputy governor has been flown to Juba for treatment. -- 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/CAJb14orFU%2B8c5dba_2NqogdS%3DQBJJwRJMD5ZLDnpfHT9R1WZUQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
