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Death toll from fighting in S.Sudan's Great Lakes rises to 170

Violence prompted the government to declare a three-month state of emergency in the region and surrounding areas on Monday

JUBA, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The death toll from inter-clan fighting in South Sudan's Great Lakes region last week - a new source of violence in a country devastated by a four-year civil war - has reached at least 170, officials said on Tuesday.

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