More than 70 people were killed after unidentified gunmen attacked a gold mining site on the outskirts of South Sudan’s capital over the weekend, police said on Monday, in one of the deadliest incidents linked to resource disputes in recent months.
The attack took place at the Jebel Iraq mining site in Central Equatoria State, an area that has seen repeated violence involving illegal miners. A video circulating online showed dozens of bodies lying on the ground, while local reports suggested several victims fled into nearby bushes.
