More than 80 killed in Southern Sudan violence

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Source: AP

JUBA, Sudan (AP) -- More than 80 people were killed when rebels attacked cattle herders in Southern Sudan, officials said Tuesday, while hundreds marched in the southern capital to protest the unresolved status of a volatile border hotspot.

The governor of Warrap state said rebels loyal to a high-ranking commander who defected from the southern army in March attacked a village of cattle herders in the remote southern state on Sunday.

Warrap state governor Nyandeng Malek said militia forces loyal to rebel leader Peter Gadet raided the village of Apuk with the aim of stealing cattle.

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