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UN Security Council slams deadly attack in border town between South Sudan, Sudan

Xinhua, November 28, 2015 Adjust font size:

The UN Security Council on Friday "condemned in the strongest terms" the attack by unknown assailants on the residence of a local chief in Abyei Town bordering South Sudan and Sudan, which killed a peacekeeper from Ethiopia and a young girl.

"The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms all attacks and provocations against UNISFA (the United Nations Interim Force for Abyei) by armed actors," the 15-nation UN body said in a statement issued to the press here.

"They called on the governments of Sudan and South Sudan to swiftly investigate this attack, with the assistance of UNISFA, and bring the perpetrators to justice," the statement said. "They stressed that those responsible for the attack must be held accountable."

The members of the Security Council expressed their deepest condolences and sympathy to the family of the killed peacekeeper and to the government of Ethiopia, as well as to the family of the killed young girl, the statement said.

The members of the Security Council reiterated their full support for UNISFA, and reiterated that, in accordance with relevant resolutions, the Abyei Area shall be demilitarized from any forces except UNISFA and the Abyei Police Service, the statement added.

Earlier Friday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also strongly condemned the attack on the residence of the Ngok Dinka paramount chief in Abyei.

The ownership of the oil-rich Abyei, which straddles the border between Sudan and South Sudan, was left undecided when South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in 2011. Endi