Here's a summary of events in Juba this afternoon:
- Gunfire was first heard around 5.30pm local time (14:30GMT)
- It was taking place close to the presidential palace where President Salva Kiir and Vice-President Riek Machar were about to hold a press conference
- It is not yet clear who was doing the shooting in South Sudan's capital, Juba, and who it was targeted at
- The president has called for calm
- It came a day after five soldiers loyal to President Kiir were shot dead by troops loyal to the vice-president
- The two men are in a government of national unity which came into existence with a peace deal that ended the more than two-year-long civil war
- Tomorow sees the country mark five years of independence, but there are no official celebrations because of a lack of money.
The Real Style -------- NP 2016
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