South Sudan broke away from Sudan to form an independent country in 2011 after a long-running civil war, but more recently, growing numbers of Sudanese people are fleeing into Sou

JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's police imposed a nationwide curfew starting at 6 p.m. (1600 GMT) on Friday after a night of rioting in the capital over the alleged killing of South Sudanese people by the army and allied groups in neighbouring Sudan.

The curfew, starting at 6:00 pm daily, was announced Friday by Police Chief Abraham Manyuat on state television as new demonstrations erupted in Juba and other cities.

At least three reported killed by police in arson and retaliatory assaults on Sudanese business and refugees, leading to emergency measures

Following a violent night involving looting of Sudanese-owned businesses in Juba, South Sudan has enforced a dusk-to-dawn curfew. The violence arose from alleged killings of South Sudanese by Sudanese militia.

South Sudan on Friday declared a countrywide curfew after protests targeting businesses owned by Sudanese traders broke out in the capital, Juba on Thursday night. The dusk-down-curfew, according South Sudan Police Service (SSPS) will begin from 6pm-6am.

Police in South Sudan declared a nighttime curfew on Friday, the morning after anti-Sudanese protests in the capital Juba degenerated into looting.

South Sudan’s police on Friday imposed a nationwide curfew from 6:00 pm (1600 GMT) following a night of deadly rioting in the capital over the alleged killing by the army and allied groups in neighbouring Sudan.