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Rebels massacre 35 in Uganda camp
At least 35 people have been slaughtered in an attack by Lordâs Resistance Army (LRA) rebels on a displaced peopleâs camp in northern Uganda, UN aid officials and a priest said on Friday. âThe rebels attacked Kalo-Obong Internal Displaced Peopleâs camp in Kitgum district towards midnight on Thursday, killed 35 people, and 10 others were admitted at Kitgum Hospital with injuries,â said Farah Muktar, an official at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), by telephone from Kitgum. A Roman Catholic priest in Kitgum, Father Joseph Garnar, confirmed the attack. âWe have not gathered detailed information about the attack, but many people were hacked to death, while others were burnt in their huts,â Garnar added.Posted by: Fred 2004-06-05 |
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