South Sudan says 16 Sudanese nationals killed in last week's unrest


JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan police said on Monday that 16 Sudanese nationals were killed in riots last week over the alleged killings of South Sudanese people in Sudan's El Gezira region.

Riots erupted in South Sudan's capital Juba and elsewhere in the country on Thursday and Friday, with protesters angry about what they believed was the involvement of Sudan's military and allied groups in the killings in El Gezira.

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