The United Nations has confirmed that at least one person has been killed by a Sudanese bombing raid on South Sudan. The local authorities say nine were killed and 24 wounded in different air attacks, and ground clashes are also reported. James Copnall reports from Khartoum.

苏丹对南苏丹发动炸弹袭击，联合国已确认至少1人身亡。当地政府称在另一场空袭中，有9人丧生，24人受伤，据悉还有地面冲突发生。James Copnall在喀土穆报道。

The UN has confirmed two Sudanese jets dropped four bombs on Bentiu. The local authorities go further. The governor of Unity state told the BBC two MiG-29 jets struck Bentiu and an Antonov plane dropped bombs on the town of Mayom. Taban Deng said there were women and children among the dead. Earlier on Sunday, rebels made a failed attempt to capture Kwek in Upper Nile state near the border with Sudan.

联合国证实，两架苏丹喷气机在本提乌投下四枚炸弹，当地政府称不止如此。团结州州长告诉BBC，两架MiG-29袭击了本提乌，一架安东诺夫飞机在Mayom镇投下炸弹。Taban Deng说死者中还有妇女和儿童。周日早些时候，在苏丹边界附近的尼罗河上游州，叛军试图逮捕Kwek未遂。

South Sudan accuses the Sudanese army of providing artillery cover. The Sudanese armed forces weren't immediately available for comment, but in the past, they had denied both carrying out air raids and supporting South Sudanese rebels.