UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is expressing rare “horror” at the recent massacre of civilians in South Sudan and threatens sanctions.

The strongly worded press statement released Thursday deplores the killings last week in Bentiu, the capital of oil-producing Unity state, as well as the use of radio broadcasts to “foment hate and sexual violence.”

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