Six journalists arrested over viral Salva Kiir video

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir speaks after meeting with Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, in the capital Juba, South Sudan, January 6, 2014. [VOA]

South Sudan's national security service has detained six journalists who work for the country's national broadcaster, SSBC, the country's press union said.

Patrick Oyet, who heads the Union of Journalists of South Sudan, said five journalists were detained Tuesday and one on Wednesday.