10-07-2016 18:18 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Renewed fighting breaks out in South Sudan

By Denis Dumo JUBA (Reuters) - Renewed fighting erupted in South Sudan's capital on Sunday and forces loyal to Vice President Riek Machar said his residence was attacked by the president's troops, raising fears of a slide back into full-blown conflict in the five-year-old nation. There was no immediate response from the government of President Salva Kiir to the statement by Machar's spokesman. At least 272 people have been killed in the fighting, a Health Ministry source told Reuters early on Su
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