Heavy fighting erupts in South Sudan near Ethiopian border

<p>Heavy fighting erupted in the South Sudanese town of Pagak, near the Ethiopian border, when rebels launched an offensive against government forces, the rebels said. </p> <p>Rebel spokesman Lam Paul Gabriel told Reuters that the rebels wanted to regain the town of Pagak, which was captured by government forces on August 7. </p> <p>Dickson Gatluak Jock, a spokesman for the forces of South Sudan’s First Vice President Taban Deng Gai, also said they were engaged in fighting.</p> <p><strong><em>Reuters</em></strong></p>