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JUBA， May 21 (Xinhua) -- The South Sudan government has confirmed handing over 56 out of 108 children who were abducted in last month's across border raid by the militia to the Ethiopian authorities.


Information， Communication Technology and Postal Service Minister， Michael Makuei said government has stepped up efforts to recover more children who were abducted by the militia on April 15.


"Fifty-six children have so far been handed over to Ethiopian authorities. Efforts are still underway to recover the rest of the children who have not yet been found，" Makuei told Xinhua late on Friday.


Gunmen from South Sudan's Murle tribe descended on a dozen villages in Ethiopia's remote Gambella province on April 15， snatching children， shooting adults and carrying off more than 2，000 head of cattle.