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S. Sudan army sinks own ship

Posted: September 17, 2012 at 5:17 a.m.

The South Sudanese military sank a boat carrying 170 of its own soldiers on the Nile river, killing at least 10, after mistaking them for enemy forces, officials said Sunday.

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