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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Hundreds dead, up to 20 thousands flee South Sudan clashes to UN



Juba (AFP) – Hundreds of people have died and up to 20,000 others have fled to UN bases in days of fierce fighting within South Sudan’s army after an alleged coup bid, officials said.

The United States ordered non-essential embassy staff out of the country, the world’s youngest nation and awash with guns after decades of war, amid fears of a descent into wider ethnic violence.

In the capital Juba, gunfire still rang out into the early hours of Wednesday morning, an AFP reporter said.

“There are people walking in the city this morning, but it would be premature to say things are back to normal,” he said.

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