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Gunmen shoot, injure Catholic bishop in South Sudan

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Mr Christian Carlassare, the Catholic bishop who was attacked in South Sudan on April 25, 2021. PHOTO | COURTESY

By  Garang Malak

Nation Media Group

Juba,

Two South Sudanese gunmen on Sunday night attacked a newly deployed Catholic bishop in his Lakes State church residence and shot him in the legs, Lakes State authorities have said.

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