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Herdsman killed, over 4,000 cows raided in Uror County A herdsman was killed and about 4,500 cows stolen in an attack carried out by armed bandits on a cattle camp at the outskirts of Pieri Payam in Uror County, Jonglei State on Saturday afternoon, officials said.  Tang Chatim the acting county commissioner told Radio Tamazuj Sunday that, “Kajethar cattle camp near Pieri town was attacked by the criminals on Saturday afternoon, killing one herder on the spot, while the rest escaped unhurt. The attackers also went away with about 4,500 cows.” He condemned the attack, but that the county i...

‘Plane crash victims' families will be compensated’— Businessman Ayii The families of victims of the ill-fated South Supreme Airlines plane crash of March 2, 2021, will be compensated, the company’s owner has said. The plane HK-4274, crashed on Tuesday evening in Uror County of Jonglei State, killing two pilots and all eight passengers on board, according to government officials.  It landed safely at Pieri Payam and was taking off to head to Yuai town and then to Juba when the accident took place at 5 pm. Following the fatal crash, South Sudanese president Salva Kiir directed the tra...

2021-03-03 10:30:40 GMT2021-03-03 18:30:40(Beijing Time) Xinhua English JUBA, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Ten people were killed in a commercial plane crash in South Sudan's Jonglei state on Tuesday evening, a senior government official said Wednesday. Denay Jock Chagor, Jonglei state governor, confirmed that all the passengers including two pilots on board the commercial plane succumbed to fatal injuries. "It is with great shock to receive the news of the plane crash (HK-4274) of South Supreme Airline that happened on Tuesday, March 2 at around 5:05 p.m., local time at Pieri Airstrip in Uror ...

Plane crashes in Jonglei, killing all on board A cargo plane appears to have gone off of a runway at Renk airstrip on June 6, 2020. (Radio Tamazuj photo) A small plane crashed on Tuesday evening shortly after takeoff from Pieri airstrip in Uror County of Jonglei State, killing all 10 people on board, a local official said.  Pal Mai, a senior member of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In-Opposition (SPLM-IO) in the area, told Radio Tamazuj that the victims include two pilots. Pal said the aircraft (HK-4274) belonging to local company South Supreme Airlines was en route to Yuai town,...

3 killed, 5 injured in Uror attack At least three people were killed, five injured, and thousands of cattle raided in an attack on a joint Dinka-Nuer cattle camp in Pajimar village of Uror County, Jonglei State on Saturday.  Speaking to Radio Tamazuj, Gen. Moses Majok Gatluak, the representative for Uror County in Jonglei peace committee, said an unknown number of cattle were recovered. “On Saturday afternoon, two cattle camps in the village of Pajimar were attacked by suspected Murle criminals. Three people were killed and five others injured. Several thousand herds of cattle were stolen,...