The Uganda-bound vehicle was targeted by rebels leaving one dead and several missing, the army says.
A long-distance bus has come under attack by gunmen in South Sudan on a main road south of the capital, Juba, leaving at least one person dead and several others feared kidnapped, the army has said.Images from the scene show flames engulfing the inside of the bus and black smoke rising up into the sky.
Army spokesperson Maj Gen Lul Ruai Koang told the BBC that one person, a Ugandan man, had been killed and eight wounded. He added that seven others were missing and it is thought they may have been abducted. The group, led by former deputy chief of staff Gen Thomas Cirilo Swaka, operates in areas south of Juba, as well as other parts of Central Equatoria state.Earlier, the army spokesperson told Radio Tamazuj that the soldiers who were sent to the scene had fought off the attackers.
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