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South Sudan clashes 'kill 400-500' after coup claim
Source: BBC
18 December 2013 Last updated at 00:29 GMT
South Sudan clashes 'kill 400-500' after coup claim
Hundreds of people are believed to have died in clashes between rival South Sudan army factions, the UN says, quoting unconfirmed reports.
UN diplomats said they had been told by sources in the capital, Juba, that the death toll was between 400 and 500.
South Sudan has seen two days of clashes following a reported coup attempt against President Salva Kiir.
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A meeting of the UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday was told that the fighting was "apparently largely along ethnic lines".
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South Sudan clashes 'kill 400-500' after coup claim
Hundreds of people are believed to have died in clashes between rival South Sudan army factions, the UN says, quoting unconfirmed reports.
UN diplomats said they had been told by sources in the capital, Juba, that the death toll was between 400 and 500.
South Sudan has seen two days of clashes following a reported coup attempt against President Salva Kiir.
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A meeting of the UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday was told that the fighting was "apparently largely along ethnic lines".
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25425453
