Three UN Peacekeepers Killed in South Sudan

Three United Nations peacekeepers have been killed in South Sudan, where clashes have claimed 500 lives and threatened to plunge the country into civil war. India's U.N. envoy Asoke Mukerji said three Indian peacekeepers were "targeted and killed" during an attack on a U.N. base where dozens of civilians had sought refuge. The compound, in Jonglei state, was attacked Thursday by a group of armed youths from the Nuer ethnic group. It is unclear if there were also...

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