One aid worker wounded in Shambe
Shambe, Yirol East, Lakes, South Sudan United Nations
1 wounded
One international staff member of a UN agency was wounded in Yirol East during a medical mission. Their car was ambushed along the Shambe-Karair road by unidentified men. There were two fatalities as a result of this incident and three others were wounded (not aid workers as defined by the AWSD). The injured staff member was MEDEVACed from Yirol West in order to receive medical attention for a gunshot wound. Means of attack not recorded. Context ambush. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 2235.
People involved
No names have been released for this case.