Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Sudan Crisis: Thousands flee Sudan's Abyei as militias move south!

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KHARTOUM/JUBA | Wed May 25, 2011 10:53am EDT.

(Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people fled as north Sudanese militias accused of helping seize the contested Abyei border region over the weekend moved further south, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

Armed groups, thought to be northern militias, also opened fire on four U.N. helicopters in Abyei on Tuesday, a U.N. spokeswoman said.

North Sudan sent tanks into Abyei, a central, oil-producing region claimed by north and south Sudan, on Saturday, sparking international outrage and accusations of war crimes by south Sudan.

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