South Sudan: The former rebel leader was sworn in as vice president (Photo: Reuters, Editing: Amit Simcha)
The president of South Sudan was recorded urinating in his pants at an official event - six journalists were arrested after distributing the videos.
71-year-old President Salva Kiir was recorded in the embarrassing incident while singing the national anthem at a road inauguration ceremony.
The video was never broadcast on television, but began to circulate on social media.
The journalists, who worked for the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation, were arrested on suspicion of "possessing information about how the video was distributed."
Among the arrested journalists, two photographers and a video editor.
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Kiir has served as president since South Sudan broke away from the central government in Sudan, gaining independence in 2011.
Within two years it was plunged into civil war following a conflict that erupted after President Salva Kiir ousted his deputy Riek Machar.
Nearly 400,000 people died in the war before a ceasefire was declared in 2018, but the country is struggling to recover and is facing severe shortages, famine, political crisis, economic devastation and natural disasters.
Government officials deny rumors about the president's medical condition.
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