Official: 11 Sudan traders killed in South Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — At least 11 Sudanese traders were killed earlier this week by unknown gunmen as they crossed into South Sudanese territory, a military official said Friday, blaming the attack on militiamen who want to shatter the prevailing peace between the two Sudans.

South Sudan military spokesman Col. Philip Aguer said “gangsters” ambushed three trucks at a trading center near the border town of Renk on Wednesday morning. He said the bodies were later discovered by another group of traveling traders. He said the South Sudanese military then dispatched a contingent of soldiers to chase after the militiamen.