The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) reported that since Wednesday, a child from the Mission's protection site in Bentiu in Unity State has been killed by a stray bullet, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here Thursday.
The child was killed "as a result of clashes between the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and Opposition forces," Dujarric said at a daily news briefing here. "Six displaced civilians have also been wounded by stray bullets and are receiving medical treatment inside the protection site."
The UN Mission said that fighting continued on Thursday in Bentiu and Rubkona, with clashes again reported in close proximity to the UNMISS protection compounds. The Mission is protecting nearly 50,000 displaced civilians in its Bentiu camp.
On Sunday, more than 60 civilians were injured after fighting broke out at a protection of civilians site next to the United Nations House on the outskirts of Juba, capital of South Sudan.
UNMISS reported that four of the injured civilians are in serious condition, while two armed UN police officers suffered minor injuries in the melee. Tear gas and warning shots were fired to halt the rioting.
Some 11,000 civilians are being protected by UNMISS at the site where the fighting broke out, while more than 100,000 civilians are housed at such sites nationwide.