AP August 26, 2017, 2:02 PM
U.S. journalist killed in South Sudan was "caught in fighting," army says
JUBA, South Sudan -- An American journalist has been killed in civil war-torn South Sudan, the U.S. Embassy said Saturday, while South Sudan's army and opposition said the man was caught in the fighting between the two sides.
The embassy confirmed the death of Christopher Allen and said his family had been notified. His body was taken to the military hospital in South Sudan's capital, Juba.
South Sudan army spokesman Col. Domic Chol Santo told the Associated Press that the man was killed Saturday morning when opposition rebels attacked the town of Kaya near the borders with Uganda and Congo.
He was "caught in the fighting" that also left 15 rebels dead, the army spokesman said.
Continued: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/american-man-killed-south-sudan-army-says/
Fighting is more along "ethnic" or "tribal" lines apparently.
