Food riot at refugee camp in Darfur kills one, injuries six others - UN

4 September 2008 – One person was killed and six others were injured during a food riot inside a camp that houses Chadian refugees in the Sudanese region of Darfur, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports. The agency said the incident occurred on Tuesday morning at the camp in Um Shalaya, about 70 kilometres southeast of El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur state. Hundreds of stick-bearing... [read full story]