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RUMBEK - 17 Mar 2015

Five dead in more fighting in Lakes State after inter-clan battle

At least five more people are feared dead in latest clashes in Rumbek Central County of Lakes State.

The UN radio service cited sources as saying youth from the Pakam community clashed with a group of youth from Ruop in Rumbek Central yesterday at a place called Korado.

This comes one day after dozens of people were killed in clashes in a cattle camp in Rumbek Central involving communities from Rumbek and Ruop. Estimates of the number of dead range from at least 48 to more than 80.