South Sudan ambush kills five U.N. peacekeepers, seven civilians

By Andrew Green JUBA (Reuters) – Five U.N. peacekeepers and seven civilians working for the U.N. mission in South Sudan were killed in an ambush by unidentified attackers in the restive eastern state of Jonglei on Tuesday, the United Nations said. “At least nine additional peacekeepers and civilians were injured in the attack and some remain unaccounted for,” the U.N. Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said in a statement. India’s foreign ministry said the peacekeepers killed were Indian. …