DHAKA: The United Nations mission in South Sudan has denied a report of a mass grave that was issued by the office of a UN Commissioner for Human Rights.

The Berlin office of Navi Pillay had said on Tuesday that a grave of 75 bodies was found in Bentiu, Unity State.

Later the office revised that figure to 34 bodies and 75 people feared missing.

The UN mission in South Sudan said the erroneous report was an inflation of a ‘skirmish’ in which 15 people were killed. UNMISS said it is still deeply concerned about extrajudicial killings and is investigating those reports.

Ethiopia foreign minister Tedros Adhanom told media that the leaders of six East African countries will travel to South Sudan on Thursday to try to advance peace talks and end 10 days of violence, reports The Straits Times.

BDST: 2135 HRS, DEC 24, 2013
Edited by Robab Rosan, Current Affairs Editor