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Southern Sudan voted overwhelmingly for independence, election officials have confirmed.
They said nearly 99% of the voters in January's referendum were in favour of dividing Africa's biggest country.
Earlier, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir again said he would accept the outcome of the vote.
The poll was agreed as part of a 2005 peace agreement ending more than two decades of civil war between the south and north Sudan.
Although the vote was peaceful, tension remains high in parts of the oil-rich border region.
At least 50 people were killed over the weekend in fighting between soldiers in south Sudan's Upper Nile state.
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BBC News - South Sudan backs independence - results
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