LORDâS Resistance Army (LRA) rebels yesterday hacked 18 people to death in Apac district of Uganda. Among those killed was a six-year-old, Patrick Okello, and Anthony Okello, 61. Lt. Paddy Ankunda, the Uganda Peopleâs Defence Forces (UPDF) claimed eight people, and not 18, were killed in the attack. âWe have dispatched troops there and I am optimistic that they will handle the situation,â he said.
| "We have these templates, see? We'll be able to put those folks back together in no time..." |
Sources at Kole said between 400 and 500 huts were burnt during the attack. The rebels were also reported to have abducted 83 people, but Ankunda said he had no information about that.
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Several people were admitted to Lira Hospital with cuts, including Bernard Odong, 9, who had a deep cut on his forehead. The Apac attack comes in the wake of failed talks between the presidential peace team and LRA, a situation largely blamed on the rebels.
| That's because they're nuts. You can't negotiate with nuts. |
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