South Sudan: US Military Aircraft Hit By Rebels -- SKY News
The incident comes during an outbreak of violence that began in the capital and has spread to other parts of the country.
Two US military aircraft have been fired at during an evacuation mission in South Sudan, according to reports.
Three US service personnel were wounded, with one said to be in a critical condition.
Officials said the aircraft were heading to Bor, the capital of the state of Jonglei and the scene of some of the country's worst violence in the past week.
After being fired at the planes turned around and headed to Kampala in Uganda. From there the wounded service personnel were flown to Nairobi, Kenya for medical treatment.
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