S.Sudan says Sudan bombs, shells its territory
* South Sudan says attacks defy UN, AU peace efforts
* Accuses Khartoum of trying to prevent talks
* No comment from Sudan
(Adds Mbeki, Sudan, South Sudan comments)
JUBA/KHARTOUM, May 22 (Reuters) – South Sudan said Sudan
attacked it with aerial bombing raids and ground artillery on
Monday and Tuesday, accusing Khartoum of trying to sabotage
international efforts for peace talks which the African Union
hopes to restart next week.
Juba said its armed forces could retaliate if Sudan made
further assaults, raising the prospect of a return to the
fighting which the United Nations and the AU are seeking to
prevent.
The two armies fought in border skirmishes last month after
disputes over oil exports and border demarcation boiled over,
following South Sudan‘s birth as an independent nation in July.
The attacks on Monday and Tuesday targeted the area of
Werguet, about 30km (19 miles) inside South Sudan‘s territory in
Northern Bahr Al Ghazal state, officials told a news conference.
Sudan‘s army spokesman, al-Sawarmi Khalid, could not be
reached on his mobile phone. There was no immediate independent
confirmation of South
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Category: Khartoum
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