UN: Rebels Massacred ‘Hundreds’ of Civilians in South Sudan

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan says rebels killed “hundreds” of civilians in ethnically-motivated attacks when they captured the town of Bentiu last week.   The U.N. strongly condemned what it called targeted killings of civilians which took place along national and ethnic lines. In a statement, the U.N. mission, known as UNMISS, said more than 200 civilians were reportedly killed and over 400 wounded in the Bentiu's mosque, where they had gone to flee the...

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