Rebels’ Press Statement: THE DOWNING OF UNMISS AIRCRAFT IN UNITY STATE

 

It has come to the attention of the SPLM/SPLA that an UNMISS aircraft went down under mysterious circumstances near the Airport in Rubkona, Unity State. The SPLA Commanders in the field reported to the SPLM General Headquarters that troops heard a loud explosion, and upon investigation found that

an aircraft had crashed.

 

The propaganda machine of the Government of South Sudan has reported this unfortunate incident as

having been carried out by SPLM/SPLA troops under the total command of Gen. Peter Gadet. The

SPLM/SPLA would like to take this opportunity to refute these malicious allegations leveled by the

propaganda machine of the Government of the Republic of South Sudan (GRSS).

 

The area in which the plane was reportedly shot down is government held territory, if indeed the

aircraft was shot down. It is unfortunate that the GRSS propaganda machine is trying to capitalize on

this unfortunate event to score political points.The SPLM/SPLA empathizes with the families of those

that perished as a result of this unfortunate event.

Signed,