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U.N.: Sudanese Militia Killed Up to 400 in Chad

HeadlineApr 11, 2007

The U.N. refugee agency is accusing Sudanese Janjaweed militias of killing hundreds of people in a cross-border attack into Chad. The attack took place March 31 in two villages near Chad’s border with Sudan. The U.N. high commissioner for refugees says the militias opened fire on the villages and then robbed and killed fleeing civilians. The death toll has been reported as high as 400.

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