Last updated: 4 october, 2009 - 05:19 GMT

Clashes in South Sudan

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Salva Kiir, the President of Southern Sudan, aired his concerns for peace following a gun battle apparently involving troops loyal to the former militia commander Paulino Matip.

Matip was a thorn in the side of the Sudan People's Liberation Army during the second civil war, before joining it after a peace deal.

The clash could have big consequences.

From the Sudanese capital Khartoum the BBC's James Copnall reports.

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