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3,000 S Sudanese flee to Uganda amid raging violence

A South Sudanese refugee woman carries her child and belongings as she talks to a Uganda People's Defence Forces soldier after crossing into Uganda at the Ngomoromo border post in Lamwo district, northern Uganda. © Reuters

Daniel Arapmoi
Press TV, Kampala

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says an estimated 3,000 South Sudanese refugees have crossed into neighboring Uganda to flee fighting in the eastern town of Pajok. The clashes are among the worst since South Sudan's government declared a cease-fire last month. Our correspondent Daniel Arapmoi has interviewed government officials in Kampala and filed this report.


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