<p>Gunmen attacked villagers in the oil-rich region of Abyei claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, leaving at least 52 people dead, including a UN peacekeeper, and 64 wounded, a regional official said Sunday.</p>
<p>The motive for the attack Saturday evening was suspected to revolve around a land dispute, Bulis Koch, Abyei information minister said.</p>
<p>Deadly ethnic violence has been common in the region, where Twic Dinka tribal members from neighboring Warrap State are locked in a land dispute with Ngok Dinka from Abyei over the Aneet area, located at the border.</p>
<p>The attackers were armed youth from the Nuer tribe who migrated to Warrap state last year because of flooding in their areas, Koch said.</p>
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The motive for the attack Saturday evening was suspected to revolve around a land dispute, Bulis Koch, Abyei information minister said

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