South Sudan's minister of cooperatives and rural development Jimmy Lemi Milla and his bodyguard have been shot dead in Juba, the southern army's spokesman says.
"There was shooting at the ministries (complex), in which the minister of cooperatives and rural development was killed, as well as his bodyguard," the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) spokesman Philip Aguer told AFP on Wednesday.
"It is believed that the man responsible was the minister's driver, and he also killed himself," he further explained, indicating that three people in all died in the incident.
The spokesperson further added that the exact reason for the shooting was not known.
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