Thirty-three people were killed and 17 others injured in Arab tribesmen's attacks on several villages in the war-torn western Sudanese region of Darfur in late October, the Alsahafa daily reported on Wednesday.

Gaafar Abdul Hakam Isaaq, governor of the West Darfur State, was quoted as saying that a group of renegade Arab tribesmen attacked six villages in the north of the state on Oct. 29-30.

Thirty-three civilians, including three women and four children, were killed in the attacks and 17 others injured, the governor said, adding that the attackers also looted cattle and properties in the villages.

He said that an inquiry commission was set up to investigate the attacks.

The United Nations claimed that 50 people were killed in the deadly raids against several villages and a refugee camp in the Jebel Moon area of West Darfur on Oct. 29-30.

A UN report cited witnesses as saying that men clad in Sudanese military officers' garb were with the horse-mounted militiamen in the attacks.

But the Sudanese government has denied any involvement in the killings, saying the UN allegations contained "huge amounts of lies" and the attackers would be brought to justice.

Source: Xinhua