20 Killed in Raid on UN South Sudan Compound

Officials in South Sudan say gunmen have raided a United Nations compound housing 5,000 civilians and U.N. peacekeepers, killing at least 20 people and wounding 60. Officials say armed youths overran the U.N. Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) compound Thursday in the capital of Jonglei state, Bor, and opened fire. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power described the assault as a "brazen, inhuman attack on unarmed civilians." She said the U.S. will work with its allies to...

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