South Sudan broke away from Sudan to form an independent country in 2011 after a long-running civil war, but more recently, growing numbers of Sudanese people are fleeing into Sou

South Sudan's police imposed a nationwide curfew from 6 p.m. (1600 GMT) on Friday after a night of deadly rioting in the capital over the alleged killing of South Sudanese people by the army and allied groups in neighbouring Sudan.

The curfew, starting at 6:00 pm daily, was announced Friday by Police Chief Abraham Manyuat on state television as new demonstrations erupted in Juba and other cities.

Another 12 people have died in the past two days in South Sudan in attacks on citizens from northern neighbour Sudan, the security forces reported Saturday, despite an overnight curfew.

South Sudan police have enforced a nationwide curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. due to riots in the capital, Juba, following alleged killings of South Sudanese in neighboring Sudan. Riots resulted in injuries and shop closures,

Following a violent night involving looting of Sudanese-owned businesses in Juba, South Sudan has enforced a dusk-to-dawn curfew. The violence arose from alleged killings of South Sudanese by Sudanese militia.

South Sudan’s police on Friday imposed a nationwide curfew from 6:00 pm (1600 GMT) following a night of deadly rioting in the capital over the alleged killing by the army and allied groups in neighbouring Sudan.