KATHMANDU, Jan. 29 -- At least 52 civilians, including a member of the United Nations peacekeeping mission, were killed in an attack by armed groups in the Abyei region of South Sudan, with 64 others injured.

A group of gunmen carried out a series of attacks on Saturday, January 27, causing communal violence in the Nyinkuak, Majbong, and Khadian areas. The armed group also attacked the United Nations Interim Security Force (UNISF) camp in Agok. According to the news agency AP, 52 people died in these attacks.

The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei confirmed the death of a Ghanaian peacekeeper as a result of the attack. "The attack was repelled by a team of peacekeepers. Sadly, a Ghanaian soldier on the peacekeeping mission ...