28 March 2011 - A UNAMID patrol has confirmed air strikes at Khirwajid village, near Labado in South Darfur, on 26 March. The incident left a reported 13 people injured, many of whom were taken to the Mission’s team site for treatment, as well as four houses burned and livestock killed.
The bombardment is alleged to be in retaliation for an attack on a passenger bus by armed men the previous day.
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