UN condemns killings in South Sudan

Hundreds of people were killed because of their ethnic group after South Sudan rebels seized the oil hub of Bentiu last week, the UN has said.They were targeted at a mosque, a church and a hospital, the UN Mission in South Sudan said in a statement.It added that hate speech was broadcast on local radio stations, saying certain groups should leave the town and urging men to rape women.The Nuer community are seen as supporters of rebel leader Riek Machar.President Salva Kiir is a member of the country’s largest group, the Dinka.Non-Nuers and foreign nationals were singled out and killed in Bentiu, Unmiss said.Fighting broke out in December 2013 after Kiir accused Machar of plotting to stage a coup, a charge he denied.