28 Oct 2014, 10:41 am Print
The UN Mission in the country (UNMISS) reported that four of the injured civilians are in serious condition, while two armed UN police officers suffered minor injuries in the melee. Tear gas and warning shots were fired to halt the rioting.
“By late afternoon yesterday, however, the situation was brought under control,” said UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric at a press briefing. “The Mission is investigating the cause of the rioting, and two suspects have been detained by UN Police on suspicion of allegedly instigating the violence,” he added.
Some 11,000 civilians are being protected by UNMISS at the site where the fighting broke out, while more than 100,000 civilians are housed at such sites nationwide.
In related news, Mr. Dujarric noted that $637 million is still required to maintain humanitarian aid operations in South Sudan until year’s end. Thus far, 61 per cent of the $1.8 billion requested has been received. In all, aid agencies in South Sudan have reached 3.5 million of the 3.8 million people targeted with some form of aid this year.
Children at play in the Protection of Civilians (POC) camp III, near the UN House in Juba. UN Photo/JC McIlwaine
- Pakistan: Gunmen abduct, kill nine passengers in Balochistan
- Islamabad designates Iran-backed Shiite militant group Zainebiyoun Brigade as terror organisation
- Quetta blast leaves one dead
- Exchange of fire with security forces leaves two terrorists killed in Pakistan
- Karachi imposes ban on use of drone cameras following suicide attack which left five Chinese nationals killed