UN Says Rebels Kill Hundeds of Civilians in South Sudan

The United Nations has accused rebels in South Sudan of killing hundreds of people in a small town based on their nationality or ethnic origin.The U.N. Mission in South Sudan says the slayings took place in Bentiu after rebel forces seized the town from government troops on April 15.The mission says the rebels killed more than 200 and wounded more than 400 civilians at a local mosque where hundreds of people had taken shelter to escape fighting. It says the rebels escorted people of certain...

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