Indian UN peacekeepers killed in South Sudan

by admin
Apr 9, 2013

Five Indian troops were killed in South Sudan while escorting a UN convoy in Jonglei state.

The office of the Secretary General said that the peacekeepers, serving with the UN Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (Unmiss), were killed during an attack by rebels, along with two Unmiss national staff and five civilian staff contractors.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement that he was "appalled" by the attack in Gumuruk, and called on "the government of South Sudan to bring the perpetrators of this crime to justice".

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