South Sudan Violence Spreads From Capital -- Al Jazeera
Former vice president denies coup attempt to local media and blames president for fabricating allegations.
Fighting between military factions has spread from the capital to the rural state of Jonglei in South Sudan, prompting fears of a wider conflict.
The escalation of violence on Wednesday comes as United Nations diplomats reported that up to 500 people have been killed since Sunday.
South Sudanese military spokesman Colonel Philip Aguer told the AP news agency on Wednesday that there was fighting overnight among troops in Jonglei, and he was trying to confirm reports there of desertions from the military.
Violence erupted on Sunday in the capital moments before President Salva Kiir announced that security forces had put down an attempted coup by supporters of his former deputy.
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