{"id":25685,"date":"2022-10-14T16:08:17","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T16:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/bodyguard-of-a-top-spla-io-commander-shot"},"modified":"2022-10-14T16:27:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T16:27:48","slug":"bodyguard-of-a-top-spla-io-commander-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/bodyguard-of-a-top-spla-io-commander-shot","title":{"rendered":"Bodyguard of a top SPLA-IO Commander shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>A bodyguard attached to SPLM-IO Division Nine Commander is nursing injuries following Thursday\u2019s attack on the residence of General Simon Samuel Asolomon by unknown people.<\/p>\n<p>The bodyguard is currently recuperating at a local hospital after sustaining a gunshot wound.<\/p>\n<p>The assailants launched a surprise attack at Gen Asolomon\u2019s house in the capital, Yambio suburb, at around 2 am, Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are still collecting more details and will communicate to the media later,\u201d Isaac Mursal, the state Minister of Information told City Review.<\/p>\n<p>A boda boda rider was also injured in the melee though City Review could not independently verify why or what he was doing in the besieged compound at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bodyguard was shot alongside a boda-boda rider who also received a gunshot on the head,\u201d a source who wished to remain anonymous told City Review.<\/p>\n<p>The attackers\u2019 identity and motive remain unknown.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, the house of the former minister of information, now the current finance minister\u2019s house was attacked. His bodyguard was wounded in the process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\">South-Sudan<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. A bodyguard attached to SPLM-IO Division Nine Commander is nursing injuries following Thursday\u2019s attack on the residence of General Simon Samuel Asolomon by unknown people. The bodyguard is currently recuperating at a local hospital after sustaining a gunshot wound. 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