United Nations observers who visited the site bombed last Friday have found that six bombs of Sudan landed inside South Sudan.
The Observers report said six bomb craters 1.16 kilometers (.72 miles) inside South Sudan’s territory Associated Press reported.The UN team said the six bombs created small craters where they came down in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state early Friday.
The team said the craters are almost in one line, possibly indicating a bombing run by an aircraft.
The report said bomb fragments and debris was visible in and around the craters and that the smell of gunpowder was also evident.
The UN report also said that an Antonov military aircraft was spotted flying over the South Sudan city of Bentiu, in Unity State on Saturday.
The observersÊ confirmed that South Sudan does not have Antonov planes.
The spokesman for South Sudan’s military, Col. Philip Aguer, said eight bombs were dropped early Friday morning.
He said South Sudan is compiling a record of all the bombs dropped in its territory by Sudan, but that neither the African Union nor the U.N. has taken any action.
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