UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N. peacekeeping base in South Sudan's Jonglei State was attacked on Thursday and the United Nations has received reports that some people have been killed, Deputy U.N. Secretary-General Jan Eliasson said.
"Our base in Akobo, Jonglei State, was attacked and we have reports that lives are lost. We don't have the details of that yet," Eliasson told reporters.
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