Women wait to vote in front of a polling station located at a school during a referendum in the town of Abyei
Women wait to vote in front of a polling station located at a school during a referendum in the town of Abyei October 27, 2013. Residents of the remote and disputed Abyei border region pressed ahead with their own referendum on whether to join Sudan or South Sudan, despite warnings it could trigger violence in the volatile area. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (ABYEI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS ELECTIONS)
A man casts his ballot at a polling station located at a school during a referendum in the town of Abyei
A man casts his ballot at a polling station located at a school during a referendum in the town of Abyei October 27, 2013. Residents of the remote and disputed Abyei border region pressed ahead with their own referendum on whether to join Sudan or South Sudan, despite warnings it could trigger violence in the volatile area. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (ABYEI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS ELECTIONS)
A woman shows her ink-stained finger after casting her ballot at a polling station during a referendum in the town of Abyei
A woman shows her ink-stained finger after casting her ballot at a polling station located in a school during a referendum in the town of Abyei October 27, 2013. Residents of the remote and disputed Abyei border region pressed ahead with their own referendum on whether to join Sudan or South Sudan, despite warnings it could trigger violence in the volatile area. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (ABYEI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS ELECTIONS)
A man casts his ballot at a polling station located at a school during a referendum in the town of Abyei
A man casts his ballot at a polling station located at a school during a referendum in the town of Abyei October 27, 2013. Residents of the remote and disputed Abyei border region pressed ahead with their own referendum on whether to join Sudan or South Sudan, despite warnings it could trigger violence in the volatile area. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (ABYEI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS ELECTIONS)
A woman breastfeeds her child at a school near a polling station during a referendum in the town of Abyei
A woman breastfeeds her child at a school near a polling station during a referendum in the town of Abyei October 27, 2013. Residents of the remote and disputed Abyei border region pressed ahead with their own referendum on whether to join Sudan or South Sudan, despite warnings it could trigger violence in the volatile area. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (ABYEI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS ELECTIONS) TEMPLATE OUT
An elderly woman gestures as she casts her ballot in a polling station located at a school during referendum in the town of Abyei
An elderly woman gestures as she casts her ballot in a polling station located at a school during referendum in the town of Abyei October 27, 2013. Residents of the remote and disputed Abyei border region pressed ahead with their own referendum on whether to join Sudan or South Sudan, despite warnings it could trigger violence in the volatile area. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (ABYEI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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People sit inside an abandoned building near polling stations in town of Abyei
People sit inside an abandoned building near polling stations in the town of Abyei, ahead of the referendum October 26, 2013. Residents of the remote and disputed Abyei border region say they will press on with their own referendum on whether to join Sudan or South Sudan, despite warnings it could trigger violence in the already volatile area. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (ABYEI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS ELECTIONS SOCIETY)
A woman looks out of an abandoned building near polling stations in the town of Abyei
A woman looks out of an abandoned building near polling stations in the town of Abyei, ahead of the referendum, October 26, 2013. Residents of the remote and disputed Abyei border region say they will press on with their own referendum on whether to join Sudan or South Sudan, despite warnings it could trigger violence in the already volatile area. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (ABYEI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS ELECTIONS SOCIETY)