Fire burns ammunition store of bodyguards belonging to South Sudan ex-VP

August 15, 2013 (JUBA) – Fire has burned down a small ammunitions store which belonged to the bodyguards of the former Vice-president of the Republic, Riek Machar Teny, at his Juba resident.

The incident caused the ammunitions to explode which sent a wave of panic in the area of Hai Amarat where many senior government officials, including president Salva Kiir Mayardit, live.

Electricity fault was blamed for the incident, but the resident managers said an investigation was to be carried out into the matter.

The former Vice-president was in his compound when the incident occurred at 10am. Nobody was reported hurt.

Machar was sacked on 23 July 2013 by president Kiir, who fell out with him on the future of leadership in 2015.

(ST)