Seven delegates from South Sudan attending a peace conference were killed in two of the organisation’s automobiles, according to a Norwegian humanitarian organisation, while three of its staff were unharmed.
“We strongly condemn the attack on civilians and humanitarian aid workers,” the head of Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), Dagfinn Hoybraten, said in a statement.
“The attack demonstrates how demanding and complex it is to work in a country where the security situation is changing all the time,” he added.
The seven people were offered rides in NCA cars to a peace conference and then killed on Saturday in Imehejek, Eastern Equatoria state.
The humanitarian organisation said the attack was still being investigated but provided no other information. According to NCA, all three of the employees were from South Sudan.