\\\'Ethnic slaughter\\\' in South Sudan
Monday, 21 April 2014
Hundreds of people were killed because of their ethnic group after South Sudan rebels seized the oil hub of Bentiu last week, the UN has said. They were targeted at a mosque, a church and a hospital, the UN Mission in South Sudan said in a statement. It added that hate speech was broadcast on local radio stations, saying certain groups should leave the town and urging men to rape women. The Nuer community are seen as supporters of rebel leader Riek Machar. President Salva Kiir is a member of the country's largest group, the Dinka. Non-Nuers and foreign nationals were singled out and killed in Bentiu, Unmiss said, according to BBC.