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WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2025
16 people killed as Uganda's security personnel battle protests over Bobi Wine arrest

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Reuters
19 November, 2020, 08:45 pm
Last modified: 19 November, 2020, 08:46 pm

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16 people killed as Uganda's security personnel battle protests over Bobi Wine arrest

Police added 65 people had been injured while 350 people were arrested

Reuters
19 November, 2020, 08:45 pm
Last modified: 19 November, 2020, 08:46 pm
Ugandan riot policemen fire tear gas canisters to disperse supporters of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, in Luuka district, eastern Uganda November 18, 2020 Photo: Reuters
Ugandan riot policemen fire tear gas canisters to disperse supporters of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, in Luuka district, eastern Uganda November 18, 2020 Photo: Reuters

Sixteen people have been killed in Uganda over two days in operations by security personnel trying to quell protests triggered by the arrest of presidential candidate Bobi Wine, police said in a statement.

Police added 65 people had been injured while 350 people were arrested.

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