Refugees hurt when evacuation planes fired on in South Sudan, At least two U.S. planes evacuating refugees from South Sudan to Uganda have been fired on, injuring some of the passengers, Ugandan officials say.
Officials said the aircraft were en route to Bor, the capital of the South Sudan state of Jonglei, when they were shot at, the BBC reported Saturday.
Bor is occupied by forces loyal to former vice president Riek Machar, who was dismissed from office in July.
President Salva Kiir accused him last week of attempting a coup.
Some 500 people have been killed in fighting, prompting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to send a special envoy to the region Friday, CNN reported.
In a statement, Kerry called for South Sudan leaders to rein in armed groups under their control, cease attacks on civilians, "and end the chain of retributive violence between different ethnic and political groups."
"The violence must stop, the dialogue must intensify," he added.
National security adviser Susan Rice, in a recorded message, urged the people of South Sudan to "make the choice for a unified and cohesive South Sudan" for "yourselves and your children."
The United Nations said Friday two Indian peacekeepers were killed and a third wounded when gunmen attacked a U.N. building Thursday. Up to 20 of 30 civilians who had taken refuge in the building may have died.
Officials said the aircraft were en route to Bor, the capital of the South Sudan state of Jonglei, when they were shot at, the BBC reported Saturday.
Bor is occupied by forces loyal to former vice president Riek Machar, who was dismissed from office in July.
President Salva Kiir accused him last week of attempting a coup.
Some 500 people have been killed in fighting, prompting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to send a special envoy to the region Friday, CNN reported.
In a statement, Kerry called for South Sudan leaders to rein in armed groups under their control, cease attacks on civilians, "and end the chain of retributive violence between different ethnic and political groups."
"The violence must stop, the dialogue must intensify," he added.
National security adviser Susan Rice, in a recorded message, urged the people of South Sudan to "make the choice for a unified and cohesive South Sudan" for "yourselves and your children."
The United Nations said Friday two Indian peacekeepers were killed and a third wounded when gunmen attacked a U.N. building Thursday. Up to 20 of 30 civilians who had taken refuge in the building may have died.
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