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Thousands celebrate on the streets in South Sudan, marking their long-awaited independence.

09 July,2011 10:05 am

South Sudanese took to the streets celebrating their long-awaited independence from the north.United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon, Sudans President Omar al-Bashir and Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe arrive in Juba, South Sudan for its independence celebrations.People of South Sudan s waved flags and danced, chanting slogans and singing national songs.