A vehicle belonging to the United Nations Mine Action Service in South Sudan (UNMAS) was ambushed in Khor Lahkbata along the Torit-Juba Road, and the passengers’ properties were robbed on Monday.
According to authorities, the bandits threatened the humanitarian workers at gunpoint and later forced the driver to drive them deep into the bush. The ambush prompted the county authorities to dispatch security forces, who were joined by local youth, to follow the footprints of the bandits.
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Source: Raio Tamazuj News
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