13 Killed in Attack on UN Base in South Sudan

The United Nations now says at least 11 civilians and two peacekeepers were killed in Thursday's attack on a U.N. base in South Sudan, a lower civilian death toll than originally reported.The U.N. Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) released the casualty figure Friday, revising downward an earlier account from U.N. officials in New York that up to 20 civilians had been killed during the attack in Akobo. U.N. helicopters were flying into the town Friday to evacuate remaining survivors and...

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