Reuters: At least 115 soldiers killed in South Sudan clashes: opposition
At least 115 soldiers from South Sudan's rival factions were killed in gunbattles in the capital Juba, a military spokesman for the opposition said on Saturday, amid fears for a fragile peace process in a country still reeling from a two-year war.
Gunfire erupted on Friday evening near the state house where President Salva Kiir and vice president Riek Machar, former rivals, were meeting for talks.
Both men said they did not know what had triggered the latest fighting between their factions and called for calm.
William Gatjiath Deng, spokesman for Machar's military faction, said the fighting had occurred near the state house and in army barracks.
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