Three injured as South Sudan VP attacked

Three bodyguards have been injured after unknown gunmen attacked the convoy of South Sudan's First Vice President Taban Deng Gai.

Unknown assailants have attacked the convoy of South Sudan's First Vice President Taban Deng Gai, wounding three of his bodyguards, a government official said.

The ambush took place on Tuesday on a highway linking the capital Juba with the town of Bor, to its east. State Minister of Information Jacob Akech Deng said Gai was unhurt.