JUBA, South Sudan: Armed men ambushed a patrol traveling to a remote area of South Sudan on Monday, killing two UN peacekeepers, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan said. Though violence is rampant in the African country, attacks against peacekeepers are rare. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. Seven others were wounded — three peacekeepers, two members of the South Sudanese police and two civilian staffers, the mission known as UNMISS said in a statement. The two peacekeepers killed and three injured were from Ethiopia, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said.

Two United Nations peacekeepers have been killed in an ambush in South Sudan. The attack took place Monday as their patrol traveled to a remote area, according to the United…

Two UN peacekeepers were killed in an ambush in South Sudan's Jonglei state amidst escalating conflict, UN reports.