NAIROBI (Reuters) - South Sudan freed seven senior political figures on Wednesday who had been arrested on suspicion of plotting a coup, partially meeting a rebel demand at peace talks focused on ending weeks of fighting.
It handed them over to neighbouring Kenya and said four remaining detainees could be released after unspecified "legal clarifications" - raising hopes it was preparing to remove a major sticking point in troubled negotiations.
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