Militiamen kill 4 civilians
2004-08-03 21:34
Khartoum - Pro-government militiamen from southern Sudan killed four people and wounded three when they opened fire on a group of civilians following a quarrel south of the capital, police said on Tuesday.
The shooting happened on Monday in the town of Soba, about 10km south of Khartoum, Major General Kamal Gaafer, director of the capital's criminal investigation department, said in a statement.
He did not specify which militia group was responsible.
Several southern factions that broke away from the mainstream rebel group, the Sudan People's Liberation Army, have been based in Khartoum since 1997 when they signed an agreement with the Sudanese government.
Most are still armed and have fought against SPLA forces alongside government troops.
- AFP