16 Killed In Last Weeks South Sudan Unrest

South Sudan police said yesterday that 16 Sudanese nationals were killed in riots last week over the alleged killings of South Sudanese people in Sudans El Gezira region.

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

The Sudanese army has condemned what it called individual violations in El Gezira after human rights groups blamed it and its allies for ethnically targeted attacks against civilians accused of supporting the rebel Rapid Support Forces.

South Sudans national police said in a statement: 16 Sudanese foreign nationals were reported killed in four states.

Police will continue to patrol markets and residential areas to protect Sudanese people, the statement said.