Girl gang-raped by North Darfur bandits
A young girl was gang-raped by gunmen near Tawila in North Darfur on Thursday, while two people have died in other violence in the locality.
Darfur camel herders (File photo: RD)
A young girl was gang-raped by gunmen near Tawila in North Darfur on Thursday, while two people died in another violent incident in the locality.
Coordinator Omda Mukhtar Bosh told Radio Dabanga that that the girl was carrying food from her village to her father who was working on his farm nearby. Three gunmen attacked her and raped her repeatedly.
He said that the victim was taken to Tawila Hospital. The incident was reported to the police.
In a separate incident, two people were killed, and three others wounded in a clash between camel herders and bandits in Kollu village, west of Tawila town.
Omda Bosh said that bandits riding camels attacked herders at a water source in Kollu village west of Tawila, intent on stealing their livestock. During an exchange of fire, two of the bandits were killed and two others wounded. One of the herders was also wounded.
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