{The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) strongly condemns the killing of eleven civilians, five of them journalists, in a roadside ambush while travelling to Raja in Western Bahr El Ghazal State on Sunday, 25 January 2015.}<\/p>\n
Unidentified gunmen reportedly opened fire on a two-car convoy which was transporting the new County Commissioner of Raja, James Benjamin, including a team of local journalists.<\/p>\n
The vehicles were returning to Raja when they came under attack between Sepo and Magaya. It was the second roadside ambush in the country in less than two weeks.<\/p>\n
UNMISS extends its condolences and sympathies to the families of the deceased for the loss of their loved ones.<\/p>\n
The mission calls upon local, state and national authorities to investigate the incident and bring those responsible to justice.<\/p>\n
SOURCE <\/p>\n
UNITED NATIONS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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