The number of people killed in an attack by unidentified men in northern South Sudan has risen to 178, according to a local official.

The authorities in South Sudan have said at least 169 people, including senior officials, were killed on Sunday when a group of unidentified men launched an assault on an area in the north of the country.

Unidentified men opened fire at the legal team of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in Delhi, though further details are not provided in the snippet.