A South Sudan rebel spokesperson quoted by the Reuters news agency is blaming the government for the deaths of six aid workers at the weekend.
They were travelling between Juba, the capital, and the town of Pibor.
Spokesman for rebel SPLM-IO forces Lam Paul Gabriel told Reuters: “We don’t have forces in that area. Instead it’s the government forces and militias who control that area.”
The government said it was too early to blame any side.
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