Kenya Airways said on Sunday it was suspending flights to South Sudan’s capital Juba after fighting between government & opposition broke out on Thursday. BBC reports that over 250 people have lost their lives since Thursday.
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We wish to advise our guests that we have suspended flights to Juba, South Sudan due to uncertain security situation.
— Kenya Airways (@KenyaAirways) July 10, 2016
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country on Twitter said that a “heavily armed exchange” took place near its base at about 8:30 a.m on Sunday.
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Gunshots, heavily armed exchange UN House area once again; going on now since approx. 08:25 @unmissmedia
— UNMISS (@unmissmedia) July 10, 2016
