Some 11 persons killed by a land mine in southern Sudan

The Sudanese daily al-Alwan (colors) said on Tuesday quoting an official in the southern province of Darfour that some 11 persons were killed and another five were wounded in a land mine explosion in this region. The source stated that the five wounded are in critical condition, including an engineer who works in a highway construction workshop. The paper indicated that the land-mine was planted by rebels in southern Sudan.