Lt General Jasbir Singh Lidder, UNMIS Force Commander, salutes the coffin of Corporal Mohan Singh Gurung, an Indian soldier shot-dead, during an attack on the 26 January 2007, by unidentified armed elements in South Sudan. Corporal Gurung was stationed in Juba and was assigned to guard a de-mining team working in the town of Magwe, when his convoy came under attack. This is the first combat casualty UNMIS has encountered since its operations started in the Southern part of the country in March 2005. The farewell ceremony was held in the UN air terminal, Khartoum, Sudan. 29 January 2007. UNMIS Photo/Frederic Noy
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