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A South Sudanese child waits inside a train to be transported ...
Mar 1st, 2012
(Reuters) - A South Sudanese child waits inside a train to be transported to Wau in South Sudan, in Khartoum March 1, 2012. The United Nations and Sudanese government, as part of an agreement, have been organizing trips to transport South Sudanese nationals to South Sudan. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: POLITICS TRANSPORT SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) -
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