Armed groups raided a
South Sudanese school and seized 89 children who were taking their exams, the
United Nations said Saturday.
The
abduction occurred near Malakal, where thousands of people have taken refuge following months of
violence in the nation.
Kidnappers
gathered around a community and conducted house-to-house searches, according to
the U.N. children's agency. It said the victims included boys over age 12, who
were taken away by force.
U.N.
officials warned the abductors that they're violating international law.
"The
recruitment and use of children by armed forces destroys families and
communities," said Jonathan Veitch, the UNICEF representative in South
Sudan.
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