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South Sudan general among dozens killed in attack on UN helicopter

South Sudan president Salva Kiir flanked by first vice-president and former rebel leader Riek Machar in 2020
South Sudan president Salva Kiir flanked by first vice-president and former rebel leader Riek Machar in 2020. A general is among dozens of people killed when a UN helicopter was attacked in Upper Nile state. Photograph: Jok Solomun/Reuters

A South Sudanese general and dozens of soldiers have been killed after a United Nations helicopter trying to evacuate them from the northern town of Nasir came under attack, the government has said.

The UN said Friday’s incident, which could deal a blow to an already fragile peace process, was “utterly abhorrent” and a possible war crime.

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