UN: 600 killed in South Sudan cattle raids

The UN said Monday night that new clashes last week have killed as many as 600 people, and that reports suggest that between 26,000 and 30,000 cattle have been stolen. Jonglei state Gov. Kuol Manyang Juuk said eight villages were destroyed when warriors from the Murle tribe in Pibor county attacked the Lou Nuer tribe of Uror county on Thursday. Juuk estimated the death toll at 125.

Last week's deaths bring to more than 3,000 the number of people killed in hundreds of violent incidents in South Sudan this year. (AP)