Troops arrested over Sudan deaths

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Fifteen Sudanese soldiers have been arrested in connection with last week's killing of some 40 civilians near the southern capital, Juba.

Those arrested confessed to the killings, according to the authorities in south Sudan.

Last week's killings prompted the United Nations refugee agency to suspend its programme of repatriating refugees to south Sudan.

The attack also cast doubt on Ugandan peace talks, taking place in Juba.

Uganda's government and Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels had accused each other of responsibility for the attacks.

Major-General Wilson Deng Kuoirot said two of the soldiers had been killed during the arrests.

"My belief is they were pretending to be LRA to attack and loot civilians," said Gen Deng, who is a mediator in the Ugandan talks.