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| South Sudan capital Juba hit by gunfire | South Sudan capital Juba hit by gunfire |
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| Heavy gunfire and explosions have been heard throughout the night in the South Sudanese capital Juba. | |
| The UN mission in Juba said staff there were under lockdown and that the shooting was continuous. | The UN mission in Juba said staff there were under lockdown and that the shooting was continuous. |
| Correspondents say the firing appeared to be focused around military barracks in the city. | |
| Army spokesman Phillip Aguer told residents to "remain in their residences until we establish the actual cause of the shootings". | |
| South Sudan broke away from Sudan after a referendum in 2011 and decades of conflict. Numerous armed groups remain active in the oil-rich country. | |
| Tensions have been high since President Salva Kiir dismissed his deputy Riek Machar in July in an apparent power struggle. | |
| A Reuters reporter in Juba said the fighting had gone on through the night but intensified in the early morning. | |
| The army spokesman said the military regretted the situation but gave no details of casualties, the Sudan Tribune reports. | |
| The UK and US embassies in Juba also urged their citizens via Twitter to stay indoors and exercise caution. | |
| The US statement to citizens said the embassy had "received reports from multiple reliable sources of ongoing security incidents and sporadic gunfire in multiple locations across Juba". |