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.

Following a spate of attacks on businesses and homes owned by people from Sudan, the police chief in neighbouring South Sudan has announced a nightly curfew to calm tensions.Three people have been killed and seven have been injured in violent confrontations with security officers in the capital,

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

South Sudan police have enforced a nationwide curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. due to riots in the capital, Juba, following alleged killings of South Sudanese in neighboring Sudan. Riots resulted in injuries and shop closures,

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.

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’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.