At least 7 killed in South Sudan bombings, says MSF

South Sudan has been officially at peace since a 2018 agreement ended a five-year civil war between supporters of President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar.

By: Express Web Desk

May 3, 2025 09:29 PM IST

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Smoke rises following an aerial bombardment that resulted in casualties at the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres run facility destroying the last remaining hospital and pharmacy in the northern town of Old Fangak in Fangak county, South Sudan. (Reuters)

At least seven people were killed and 20 injured in bomb attacks in South Sudan’s Fangak County, according to the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders.

The blasts destroyed the area’s only hospital and pharmacy, leaving over 110,000 people with limited access to healthcare.

The MSF, a global humanitarian organisation that provides medical care to people affected by conflict, disasters, and epidemics, said a bomb hit the pharmacy first, burning it down and damaging the nearby hospital. Later, another drone strike hit the town of Old Fangak, where at least seven people were killed.

In a statement quoted by Reuters, the MSF said, “Old Fangak Hospital is the only hospital in Fangak County. It serves over 110,000 people who already have very little access to healthcare.”

It is still not known who was behind the bombings or why they happened. Efforts to contact government and military spokespeople were unsuccessful, Reuters reported.

South Sudan has been officially at peace since a 2018 agreement ended a five-year civil war between supporters of President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar. But tensions have been rising again.

In March, Machar was arrested and accused of trying to start a new rebellion, which has raised international fears of renewed fighting.

(with inputs from Reuters)

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