Sudan's military dropped several bombs in and near a refugee camp in the new country of South Sudan, killing atleast 12 people and wounding 20.
Miabek Lang, the Commissioner of Pariang County in South Sudan's Unity State said the planes dropped bombs on Thursday in an area called Yida. He said 12 people lost lives but that the toll could rise.
A spokesman for the US advocacy group, Jonathan Hutson, said aid workers inside the Yida refugee camp told at least one bomb landed in the camp, and three or four fell outside it. Mr.Hudson said at least 15,000 refugees who fled violence in Sudan are living in the camp.
South Sudan became independent from Sudan in July, but violence has bursted along the disputed border.
News reported by AR for Newsvision
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