BREAKING: At least 25 people have been killed in a suspected rebel attack on a school near the Congo border, Ugandan police say. Police say that the Allied Democratic Forces carried out the attack in the border town of Mpondwe.
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan police say at least 25 people have been killed in a suspected rebel attack on a school near the Congo border.
Police said in a statement Saturday that the Allied Democratic Forces carried out the attack late Friday night on a school in the border town of Mpondwe.“A dormitory was burnt and a food store looted. So far 25 bodies have been recovered from the school and transferred to Bwera Hospital,” the statement said, adding that eight others are in critical condition.It was not immediately clear if all of the victims were students.
The local Daily Monitor newspaper, citing unnamed security sources, reported that the attackers “abducted several” others before fleeing. The Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF, is accused of launching many attacks on civilians in recent years.
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