| Ugandan troops said today they had killed 37 Lord’s Resistance Army rebels in northern Uganda and rescued 22 people abducted by the cult-like group. Government soldiers backed by aircraft killed the insurgents after hunting them for several days, army spokesman Lieutenant Chris Magezi said. ’’An infantry force has been pursuing the rebels for the last few days,’’ he said by telephone from northern Uganda. The rebels were killed in Pader district 300 km north of the capital Kampala yesterday afternoon. |