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Clashes over grazing land

KHARTOUM: At least 230 persons were killed or injured in clashes in Darfur between two tribes fighting for control over grazing land in the area, a Sudanese official was quoted as saying on Sunday. The Sudan Media Centre, a pro-government news agency, reported the first official comment on the clashes that lasted three days last week between the Rizzaigat and Habania Arab tribes in south Darfur. The head of the Attorney-General's office in south Darfur, Ahmed Ali al-Muktasi, was quoted as saying the Habania tribe suffered some 200 casualties, and that 30 members of the Rizzaigat were killed or injured. Police and army reinforcements have blockaded the area. Fighting between tribes over water and pastureland in drought-stricken areas is common in Sudan. — AP

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