South Sudan rebel leader killed by own men

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A rebel leader was shot and killed Saturday by his own men in an oil-rich area of South Sudan days after he signed a peace deal to integrate his forces into the southern army, an army official said.

Gatluak Gai was shot dead at his headquarters in Unity state after "an internal division" within his ranks over an amnesty deal he signed earlier this week, South Sudan army spokesman Col. Philip Aguer said. Three others were also killed in the shooting, he said.

Gai was a former prison officer who rebelled against the Juba-based southern government after the disputed April 2010 national elections.

The latest case of rebel-related violence comes less …