Thousands of South Sudanese displaced after raid on border town

‘Thousands of people in South Sudan have fled into neighboring Uganda after government forces launched an offensive against a border town in the southern parts of the world’s youngest country.
According to desperate refugees, over 3,000 South Sudanese spilled over into Uganda on Tuesday after government troops stormed the border town of Pajok, located in the Magwi County of the Eastern Equatoria state, in a three-pronged assault and started shooting and slaughtering men, women and children indiscriminately on Monday morning.
There were no immediate reports on exact death toll and the extent of possible damage inflicted on the town. However, Mondaa, a pastor from Pajok, said the town, which is normally home to some 50,000 people, was “completely empty.” “If they catch anybody, they will kill them,” he added.’
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