American man killed in clashes in Kaya town File photo: Rebel fighters hold up their rifles as they walk in front of a bushfire in a rebel-controlled territory in Upper Nile State, February 13, 2014. (REUTERS)
A senior official at the U.S. Embassy in South Sudan confirmed to Radio Tamazuj that an American man has been killed in clashes between government and opposition troops in the town of Kaya on the Ugandan border on Saturday morning. SPLA army deputy spokesman Col. Santo Domic Chol said in a statement that the foreigner was killed Saturday morning when rebel forces attacked the town of Kaya today morning.He said the man was found among 15 rebel soldiers killed during the fighting. “What made it strange is that one of the bodies that were found on the ground is a white man. The body is yet to be identified,” he said. Santo pointed out that the opposition had attempted to control the town of Kaya but they were repulsed.Santo pointed out that the white man’s body is at the Juba Teaching Hospital, until his relatives are informed.The army spokesman claimed that the town of Kaya is fully under their control. -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14opuW3cj%3DdSG_9Na99MpvapkR43LuaPfK_noTM0CKfZ%2B6g%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
