UN confirms base attacked in South Sudan, casualties feared
New York, Safar 16, 1435, Dec 19, 2013, SPA -- The United Nations confirmed Thursday that one of its peacekeeping mission base was attacked by armed forces in South
Sudan's Jonglei state, according to dpa.
Fighting erupted at the UN peacekeeping mission's temporary base in
Akabo early Thursday morning when a group of ethnic Lou Nuer youths
tried to force their way inside the base, where several civilians had
taken refuge, UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters.
"We fear that there may have been some fatalities, but can't confirm
who and how many at this stage," Haq said. "The UN mission in South
Sudan will try to extract unarmed UN personnel from Akabo, while
reinforcing the base in Akabo with an additional 60 troops."
Haq also said that there were unconfirmed reports of several students
killed by security forces at a university in capital Juba on
Wednesday.
-- SPA
21:55 LOCAL TIME 18:55 GMT
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