Heavy gunfire erupts in South Sudan's capital Juba

NAIROBI — 

Heavy gunfire erupted successful South Sudan's superior Juba connected Thursday evening aft information forces moved to apprehension the erstwhile caput of the quality service, according to Reuters reporters and an alert sent to United Nations staff.

The gunfire began astir 7 p.m. section clip (1700 GMT) and continued sporadically for much than an hr earlier dying down, Reuters reporters said.

A U.N. information alert to unit members successful Juba, seen by Reuters, said the shooting was related to the apprehension of the erstwhile caput of the National Security Service, oregon NSS. It urged U.N. unit to structure successful place.

In aboriginal October, President Salva Kiir dismissed Akol Koor Kuc, who had led the NSS since the country's independency from Sudan successful 2011, and helium appointed a adjacent state to regenerate him.

Reached by telephone, a subject spokesperson said helium was trying to found what was going on.

Analysts said the sacking of Akol Koor reflected a powerfulness conflict astatine the highest levels of government. It came weeks aft the transitional authorities that Kiir leads announced that elections expected successful December would beryllium postponed for a 2nd time.