JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A military spokesman in South Sudan
says 200 people fleeing warfare died after a boat crossing the Nile River sank.
Col. Philip Aguer said Tuesday that the boat was mostly carrying
women and children. Tens of thousands of residents have crossed the Nile in
wooden boats to flee fighting around the rebel-held city of Bor.
Aguer said the front line continues to shift but it appears
fighting is about 70 kilometers (45 miles) north of Juba, the country capital.
In Ethiopia, where peace talks are taking place, a spokesman for
the rebels, former South Sudan Brig. Gen. Lul Ruai Kong, said Ugandan
helicopters and fighter jets are bombing rebel positions.
Another pro-rebel official, Gideon Gatpan Thaor, said fighters
described being hit with a smoky weapon that burns, possibly white phosphorous.
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