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1. At least 32 people are killed and 20 more injured during an attack against two villages in Abyei, a disputed region between Sudan and South Sudan.
   2023-11-20 02:27:29 (First version)
2. At least 32 people are killed and 20 others are injured in an attack by "unknown gunmen" against two villages in Abyei, a region that is disputed between Sudan and South Sudan.
   2023-11-20 10:27:41 (Update)
3. At least 32 people are killed and 20 others are injured in a mass shooting against two villages in Abyei, an area that is disputed between Sudan and South Sudan.
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