Five people have been killed and 23 wounded in an attack by rebels in the capital of Sudan's South Kordofan state, government radio says.
State media reported shelling in Kadugli, near the southern border, and blamed a rebel group suspected of planning to overthrow the government.
The SPLM-North admitted to the attack but denied any civilian casualties.
Rebels have been fighting in South Kordofan since last year but the state capital has been largely peaceful.
South Sudan, which seceded in 2011, denies backing the rebels.
The fighting in South Kordofan has been one of the major issues dividing Sudan and its southern neighbour over the past year.
The two countries' leaders recently signed a partial peace deal aimed at reducing tensions.
The rebels in South Kordofan fought with the south against the Khartoum government for two decades but after South Sudan's independence, they found themselves still in Sudan.
Many of the rebel fighters are from the Nuba ethnic group and Sudan has previously denied accusations by human rights activists that its forces have targeted civilian members of the community during the conflict.
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