South Sudan: Gunfire at U.N. Base Kills One and Wounds Dozens

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Gunfire into a United Nations compound in South Sudan on Tuesday wounded dozens and killed at least one civilian seeking refuge there, a spokesman said on Wednesday. Peacekeepers fired warning shots to keep the gunmen out of the base, the United Nations said. Peacekeepers in the country have been protecting more than 65,000 civilians who have sought refuge at United Nations bases from the fighting in the world’s youngest nation, the world body said. The crisis erupted after President Salva Kiir of South Sudan accused his former vice president, who is of a different ethnic group, of leading an attempted coup. The power struggle quickly descended into ethnic clashes.