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More Than 80 People Killed in West Darfur Attack

Nabeel Biajo

   WASHINGTON - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has
   called on authorities to protect citizens in Sudan's West Darfur after
   unknown armed men killed more than 80 people andinjured at least 160
   others in theKrindingrefugee camp and elsewhere in Genena, the capital
   of Sudan's West Darfur state,prompting the governor to declare a state
   of emergency.

   Governor Mohamed Abdallah Al Douma also deployed hundreds of troops
   across the state to restore security.

   A statement issued by Guterres' spokesperson said the head of the world
   body "expresses his deepest condolences to the bereaved families and
   wishes a speedy recovery to the injured."

   The trouble began Friday when a member of the Masalit tribe killed a
   member of an Arab tribe in a personal dispute, Douma said. He said the
   killer was arrested and the state public prosecutor opened an
   investigation into what happened.

   EarlySaturdaymorning, armed men from different parts of Darfur planned
   and launched what appeared to be revenge attacks, Douma said.

   "And I see no reason for attacking the camp because--I don't know if
   the killer is from this camp or not, but even if he is, it was an
   individual act," Douma told South Sudan in Focus."But they burned down
   more than a third of the camp and killeda number ofpeople that we are
   still counting."

   Thousands ofinternally displaced persons fledthe campbecause ofthe
   violence. Douma saidthe attackers also looted property.

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