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24 killed in South Sudan attacks: UN

Attacks and counterattacks by rebels and government forces in South Sudan have killed 24 people, mostly civilians, this week, the United Nations and local authorities said Friday.

Violence is rife in the world's youngest nation, which has lurched from crisis to crisis since independence 13 years ago, and which last month pushed back long-delayed elections once again.

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