South Sudan Shootings at UN Camp Kill 18, Injure Dozens
- At least 36 wounded in clashes in northern camp, charity says
- Violence may have displaced 26,000 people, according to UN
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At least 18 people in South Sudan died in armed clashes at a United Nations camp for displaced civilians in the country’s northeast, including two Medecins Sans Frontieres staff, the medical charity said.
MSF has treated 36 wounded at its hospital at the site in Malakal, Upper Nile state, many with gunshot wounds, the Geneva-based group said late Thursday in a statement. The two staff were attacked in their homes, while the violence spurred 600 people to seek shelter at MSF’s facility, it said.