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08/04/2005:

"Gangs threaten revival of civil war in Sudan"

...The crash, which came just three weeks after Mr Garang was sworn in as Sudan's vice-president under the peace settlement, has aroused suspicions, particularly among his supporters in the south.

Yesterday, the southern town of Juba also saw violence, as Arab northerners were hounded out of town by rampaging locals. Aid workers said at least 18 people had been killed in the area during the past two days. A further 84 have died in the Khartoum violence.

"Peace is being jeopardised in the short run," said the top UN envoy in Sudan, Jan Pronk.
Full: guardian.co.uk