Death Toll Climbs to 208 in Cross-border Ethiopia Raid

The death toll from a raid into Ethiopia by South Sudanese gunmen has risen to 208, according to top Ethiopian officials. Mothers and children were among those killed in the attack on villages in Ethiopia's western Gambella region Friday.  The assailants also kidnapped more than 100 children and stole more than 2,000 cattle, authorities say. “There had [previously] been abduction of children and raiding of cattle from Gambella through crossing the Ethiopian border; ...

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