Scores dead as South Sudan capital erupts in gun battles JUBA: Soldiers have brought scores of Residents were reporting quiet streets bodies to hospitalin South Sudan's capital yesterday morning, on South Sudan's fifth after gunfire erupted throughout Juba on ofindependence. Many people Friday evening, a doctor at the hospital remained indoors. total of dead was not available Gunfire continued into the night out because soldiers were not allowing doc- side a UN base in Juba sl more tors to examine the bodies, but he said the 25,000 people. Budbud Chol, who oversees morgue was full at Juba Teaching Hospital. at a clinic inside the base, they security It was the first word of deaths from Fri had received about people wounded by day's violence. The majority dead 40 them men. of the gunfire, all but three of were soldiers, the doctor said, speaking on Chol said many of the wounded Mr condition of anonymity because he feared were hit crossfire outside the UN base The safety One woman by stray bullet inside gunfire began outside the presi the base. compound as President Salva Kiir The latest violence began on Thursday was meeting with first vice-president and night with shooting between opposing former rebel leader Riek Machar and soon army factions who are supposed to be car spread through the city. rying joint patrols under fragile peace The former rivals issued a joint call for deal reached last year. calm as fears grow in Juba of a return to The recent civil war saw tens of thou civil war. sands killed. AFP