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South Sudan fighting kills 129 children

UNICEF says 129 children were killed in fighting in South Sudan in May, with girls being raped and boys being castrated and left to bleed out.

THE UN children's agency says at least 129 children were killed - with boys castrated and girls raped - during a government offensive last month in South Sudan.

UNICEF said the killings took place over three weeks in May in Unity state as the government battled rebels.

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