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LRA attack refugee camp, kill 54
Ugandan rebels attacked a refugee camp in northern Uganda early Thursday, killing 54 civilians and two soldiers, a missionary said. An army spokesman confirmed that the Lordâs Resistance Army attacked the Abia camp, 185 miles north of Kampala, before dawn. Lt. Chris Magezi said the rebels killed at least 20 people and critically injured ``scores of others.ââ The Rev. Sebath Ayele, a missionary with the Comboni Fathers Mission, told The Associated Press by telephone that he visited Abia camp, where 10,000 civilians live because of the war in northern Uganda, and said 46 people died at the scene, eight died in a nearby hospital and more than 70 others were wounded. ``I have just seen the camp now and some huts are still burning,ââ Ayele said. ``The rebels came in huge numbers, fought with the soldiers and overpowered them, killing two soldiers.ââPosted by: Dan Darling 2004-02-06 |
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