UN mission says tension high in Southern Sudan

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) on Friday said that the situation in the Sudanese state of Southern Kordofan remained tense after several days of fighting between the Sudanese army and the forces of the southern region that is due to become independent next month, UNMIS said in a statement made available to PANA in New York, that, ``gunfire was still being heard and looting going on in Kadugli, the Southern Kordofan capital, from where large numbers of residents have fled'' ``It remains unclear how many civilians have been displaced by the violence, but up to 3,000 people have gathered near the UNMIS compound in Kadugli town