Explosion kills livestock; Jebel Marra residents fear UXOs

A bomb explosion killed 12 camels and wounded ten others in Katur in East Jebel Marra on Friday. Witnesses confirmed to Radio Dabanga that dozens of unexploded ordnances are spread in the area, especially in the area surrounding Katur, Dobo, Hemeda, Nasir, and Meshoro. They said the deployed explosives look like long missiles, about half a meter long. Others have the shape of a large-sized cola bottle. “The presence of the bombs have brought fear among the people living in the area and restricted the movement, in particular the collecting of water, straw and firewood, as well as livestock grazing.” The listeners appealed to the United Nations and the Security Council to ban aircrafts in Darfur, and clear the area of the remnants of war. File photo: Children look at a mortar in Mellit, North Darfur. Related: New satellite images show bomb craters, burned villages in Darfur’s Jebel Marra (27 March 2014) Herdsman dies as Darfur’s East Jebel Marra bombed, shelled (21 January 2014)