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[image: email] Email<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?iframe&page=enviar_email_articulo&id_article=49199> [image: print] Print<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?iframe&page=imprimable&id_article=49199> [image: pdf]Save<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=spipdf&spipdf=spipdf_article&id_article=49199&nom_fichier=article_49199> [image: separation] [image: increase] <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article49199#> [image: decrease] <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article49199#> [image: separation] [image: separation] ------------------------------ December 16, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan president, Salva Kiir has accused former vice-president Riek Machar of alleged involvement in Sunday’s attack on a military headquarter in the country’s capital, Juba. Speaking at a brief press conference, Kiir who dressed in full military attire, said "a group of soldiers allied to the former vice-president Dr Riek Machar and his group” attacked the army headquarters near Juba University. Sporadic gunfire, which started on Sunday evening, rocked Juba and continued this morning, sending residents into panic as soldiers were fully deployed on streets. “These attacks continued until this morning”, the president, flanked by his deputy, James Wani Igga told the press in Juba. " I can however tell you that my government is now in full control of the situation", added Kiir, also commander in chief of the national army (SPLA). Unconfirmed reports, however, say residents within Juba and its outskirts were fleeing the capital, but *Sudan Tribune* could not independently verify these reports. *CURFEW IN JUBA* Meanwhile, the South Sudanese leader has announced a dust-to-dawn curfew in Juba, saying justice would prevail on those behind the attack. "The curfew will start from 6pm to 6am local time in Juba", Kiir told reporters. *HUNDREDS CAMP AT UNMISS* Hundreds of civilians, the United Nations said, have sought refuge in their compound adjacent to the country’s airport and at their base in Jebel Kujur area. Most of them are women and children. “While UNMISS is not a humanitarian operator, and our mandate is to protect civilians, basic water supplies and medical treatment are being provided. We hope the security situation in Juba will quickly normalize to enable the civilians to return very soon to their residential areas,” it said in a statement. To that end, UNMISS calls on all parties to show continued calm and restraint, it added and dismissed any suggestion that it was harbouring any key political or military figures linked to the incident. *US ADVISES CITIZENS* Meanwhile, the United States embassy in Juba advised its citizens in the country to exercise extra caution at all times. "The U.S. Embassy will continue to closely monitor the security environment in South Sudan, with particular attention to Juba city and its immediate surroundings, and will advise U.S. citizens further if the security situation changes", it said in a statement extended to *Sudan Tribune*. (ST) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14opMY-a4xhwevXOXC4UfSrgizuaPTzTBz5w11qtcTLvPfw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
