By Manas James<\/p>\n
Authorities in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State capital, Malakal, have beefed up security and imposed a night curfew.<\/p>\n
Social gatherings are also banned as tensions remain high following a renewed inter-communal violence among people in Protection of Civilians (PoC) sites.<\/p>\n
Violence erupted in the Malakal Protection of Civilians site on Wednesday, until Thursday, leaving at least 20 people dead and several others injured.<\/p>\n
The deadly clashes, which involved members of two rival communities, also resulted in widespread vandalism in the POC, and it has since sparked tensions.<\/p>\n
Acting Malakal town mayor, Francis Nyang Awuok, told No. 1 Citizen Newspaper that the situation had returned to calm after beefing up security.<\/p>\n
He said that in a meeting after the incidence, representatives of the two communities pledged commitment to de-escalate the tension.<\/p>\n
“We also imposed a curfew and ban all forms of social gathering in the town. This helps to stop spillover of violence from the camp,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The state information minister, Luk Sadhalla Deng, said calm has been restored in Malakal.<\/p>\n
“The situation was very difficult, but all is under control. As a government, we beefed up the security, and Malakal town is now normal,” the minister said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Maj. Gen. Chol Atem Jongeth, the state police commissioner, also confirmed the return of the security situation to normalcy and that the incident was being investigated.<\/p>\n
“According to our observation as the police, this incident, sparked by a stabbing incident on June 7, is a continuation of what happened on May 26, when a man was killed in clashes within POC,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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