Unidentified gunmen killed 23 people when they ambushed a truck carrying soldiers and civilians in the oil-producing region of south Sudan, an army spokesman said Wednesday. The south’s army spokesman, Malaak Ayuen Ajok, said 17 soldiers and 6 civilians were killed in the attack, which took place on Sunday.

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