Nikki Haley evacuated from South Sudan camp before tear gas breaks up protest

Published October 25, 2017 9:09pm ET



U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley was evacuated from a camp in South Sudan on Wednesday as residents of the U.N. camp protested Salva Kiir, president of South Sudan, according to a report.

The United Nations told the Associated Press residents of the camp “became upset that she was not able to meet with them, due to time constraints.” After Haley was evacuated from the camp, security guards with the United Nations deployed tear gas to break up a crowd of at least 100 camp residents.

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