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South Sudan Violence Leaves Up to 500 Dead

HeadlineDec 18, 2013

Up to 500 people have been killed and 800 wounded in fighting between rival soldiers in South Sudan. The violence followed what the South Sudanese government called a foiled coup attempt against President Salva Kiir. Thousands of people have taken refuge in U.N. facilities to escape the fighting.

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