UN: At least 16 killed in fighting in S.Sudan's second city
16 killed in fighting in S.Sudan's second city

At least 16 civilians were killed when fighting erupted Monday between government troops and rebels in South Sudan's second-largest city Wau, the United Nations peacekeeping mission (UNMISS) said in a statement.

"The mission mounted two patrols into Wau on Monday and said it had observed the bodies of 16 civilians in a hospital. There were ten people who had been injured," the statement said.