'Attempted Coup' Defeated In South Sudan

South Sudan Imposes Curfew After "Attempted Coup" -- Reuters

(Reuters) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir declared a curfew in the capital Juba on Monday after overnight clashes between rival factions of soldiers followed months of tension between Kiir and his sacked deputy.

Kiir blamed soldiers loyal to Riek Machar, who was dismissed as vice-president in July, for starting the fighting in the capital that extended into Monday morning before easing.

The two men are from rival ethnic groups which have clashed in the past. Machar has said he wants to run for president.

Flanked by ministers and wearing combat fatigues rather than civilian clothes, Kiir declared an overnight curfew in Juba effective from Monday. It will run each night from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

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Sudan – President declares curfew after attempted coup -- Euronews
South Sudan Imposes Curfew After Coup Attempt -- Voice of America
South Sudan quashes coup attempt, says President Kiir -- BBC
Juba, South Sudan, under curfew after attacks -- UPI
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Curfew in South Sudan after fighting breaks out. Was it a coup attempt? -- Arthur Bright, Christian Science Monitor