Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Southern Sudan minister shot dead

Jimmy Lemi Milla (Photo: Government of Southern Sudan)Jimmy Lemi Milla had been the rural development minister since August 2010

A Southern Sudanese minister has been shot dead inside his ministry building in the capital, Juba.

Jimmy Lemi Milla, Minister for Rural Development, was killed by a driver working at the ministry, said Philip Auger of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA).

The assailant also killed a guard and then shot himself, Mr Auger added.

After a referendum vote, Southern Sudan is due to become the world's newest independent state on 9 July.

This article is from the BBC News website. � British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-12403620

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