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| South Sudan clashes 'leave dozens dead' in Juba | South Sudan clashes 'leave dozens dead' in Juba |
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| Dozens of people have been killed in clashes in South Sudan's capital Juba, military, medical and journalistic sources have said. | |
| Gunfire broke out on Friday evening near the state house where President Salva Kiir was meeting his sometime rival, Vice-President Riek Machar. | Gunfire broke out on Friday evening near the state house where President Salva Kiir was meeting his sometime rival, Vice-President Riek Machar. |
| Estimates of the death toll vary, but most accounts put the number over 100 - some as high as 150. | Estimates of the death toll vary, but most accounts put the number over 100 - some as high as 150. |
| A 2015 peace deal to end a 20-month civil war has failed to quell unrest. | A 2015 peace deal to end a 20-month civil war has failed to quell unrest. |
| Juba is in lockdown as South Sudan, the world's newest country, marks the fifth anniversary of independence from neighbouring Sudan. | Juba is in lockdown as South Sudan, the world's newest country, marks the fifth anniversary of independence from neighbouring Sudan. |
| Friday's fighting was apparently sparked by a shootout between Mr Kiir's and Mr Machar's bodyguards . The two men met at the presidential palace on Friday. | |
| The half-hour gun battle then escalated, with heavy weapons and artillery being used in several parts of the city. | The half-hour gun battle then escalated, with heavy weapons and artillery being used in several parts of the city. |
| In a speech marking independence, Mr Kiir said: "Making South Sudan glorious will only happen if we see ourselves as South Sudanese first rather than tribal or political groupings," Juba's Miraya FM station reported. | |
| He added that everyone in South Sudan should "use our rich cultural diversity as the source of our unity". | |
| 'We want peace - and ice cream' | |
| On Saturday, a South Sudanese journalist told the BBC that other journalists stuck inside the state house counted at least 100 bodies, inside and outside the compound. | On Saturday, a South Sudanese journalist told the BBC that other journalists stuck inside the state house counted at least 100 bodies, inside and outside the compound. |
| A hospital doctor told the Associated Press that scores of bodies had been brought in, while a military spokesman for the opposition - Mr Machar's faction - told Reuters 115 people had been killed. | A hospital doctor told the Associated Press that scores of bodies had been brought in, while a military spokesman for the opposition - Mr Machar's faction - told Reuters 115 people had been killed. |
| Mr Kiir and Mr Machar described Friday's violence as "unfortunate". | Mr Kiir and Mr Machar described Friday's violence as "unfortunate". |
| Under a peace deal agreed last August, the two armed factions took up positions in Juba in April. | Under a peace deal agreed last August, the two armed factions took up positions in Juba in April. |
| Tens of thousands died in the civil war and millions were forced from their homes. | Tens of thousands died in the civil war and millions were forced from their homes. |
| South Sudan, the world's youngest nation, is so short of money that the authorities say no official anniversary celebrations will be held. | |
| The streets of Juba were reported to be quiet on Saturday. | |
| Roadblocks have been set up in the capital, with troops searching people for weapons. | Roadblocks have been set up in the capital, with troops searching people for weapons. |