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89 school children abducted by South Sudan militia: UNICEF

By AFP
Sudan South Sudanese children pose at a cattle camp in the town of Yirol on February 12, 2014.  By Fabio Bucciarelli AFPFile
FEB 21, 2015 LISTEN
South Sudanese children pose at a cattle camp in the town of Yirol on February 12, 2014. By Fabio Bucciarelli (AFP/File)

Juba (AFP) - An unidentified South Sudan armed group has abducted at least 89 boys, some as young as 13, from their homes in the north of the country, a UNICEF statement said Saturday.

"Eighty-nine children were abducted ...," UNICEF said, adding, "the actual number could be much higher."

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