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Mauaji hayo yametokea katika Mji wa Mpondwe uliopo Magharibu mwa Uganda ambapo pia watu sita wametekwa nyara na wanamgambo wa vikundi vya waasi wanaodaiwa kufanya shambulizi hilo.
Shambulii hilo limetokea katika Shule ya Sekondari ya Lhubirira ambapo baadhi ya waliouawa wamekatwakatwa kwa mapanga huku wengine wakifa kwa kuungua na moto baada ya mabweni yao kuchomwa.
Shule hiyo ipo karibu na mpaka wa Uganda na DR Congo, watoto wanaosoma hapo ni wenye umri wa miaka 13 hadi 18, inadaiwa kuna uwezekano wa idadi ya waliopotea maisha kuongezeka mara baada ya shughuli ya kuzima moto itakapokamilika.
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ISIS-linked rebel group attacks Ugandan school, killing dozens
Armed rebels attacked a school in western Uganda, killing at least 41 people, mostly students, and abducting six others, Ugandan officials have said.
Some were hacked to death with machetes while others died when their dormitories were set on fire, military spokesman Felix Kulayigye told CNN.
About 20 members of the ISIS-linked Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group attacked the Lhubirira secondary school late on Friday, according to Uganda’s military.
The school is situated along Uganda’s border with Congo in the town of Kasese, and educates children between the ages of 13 and 18. Of the dead, 39 were students and two were from the local community, local officials said.
Authorities were still trying to extinguish the fire by Saturday morning. The military suspects more dead bodies may be found, but said there was no one still alive trapped in the school.
According to Kulayigye, there had been 62 people in the school during the attack.
“We’re commiserating with the families, and the leadership of the UPDF (Ugandan Peoples’ Defense Forces) are on the ground and have been deployed to protect the place,” he added.
The United Nations condemned the attack. “Those responsible for this appalling act must be brought to justice,” a statement read.
Extending “heartfelt condolences” to victims and their families, Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for the immediate release of those abducted and reiterated “the importance of collective efforts to tackle cross border insecurity between Congo and Uganda and restore durable peace in the area.”
The spokesman for Uganda’s military operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Major Bilal Katamba, told CNN the military is pursuing the suspects in the DRC and believes they are headed towards the Virunga National Park.
Source: CNN
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Uganda school attack: Dozens of pupils killed by militants linked to Islamic State group
Nearly 40 pupils have been killed at a school in western Uganda by rebels linked to the Islamic State group (IS).
Five militants attacked the Lhubiriha secondary school in Mpondwe at around 23:30 (20:30 GMT) on Friday.
They entered dormitories, setting fire and using machetes to kill and maim the pupils, officials said.
The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) - based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - have been blamed and a manhunt is under way.
Warning: Some people may find details in this story distressing.
More than 60 people are educated at the school, most of whom live there.
Uganda's information minister said 37 students were confirmed to have been killed, but did not give their ages.
Twenty of them were attacked with machetes and 17 of them burned to death, Chris Baryomunsi told the BBC.
The Ugandan army said the rebels had also killed a school guard and three members of the local community.
Survivors said the rebels threw a bomb into the dormitory after the machete attack. It is not clear if this resulted in a fire in the building which was reported earlier.
Six students were also abducted to carry food that the rebels stole from the school's stores, he added. The militants then returned across the border into the DRC.
Some of the bodies are said to have been badly burnt and DNA tests will need to be carried out to identify them.
Eight people remain in a critical condition after the attack.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned the "appalling act" and called for those behind it to be brought to justice.
Source: BBC
Shambulii hilo limetokea katika Shule ya Sekondari ya Lhubirira ambapo baadhi ya waliouawa wamekatwakatwa kwa mapanga huku wengine wakifa kwa kuungua na moto baada ya mabweni yao kuchomwa.
Shule hiyo ipo karibu na mpaka wa Uganda na DR Congo, watoto wanaosoma hapo ni wenye umri wa miaka 13 hadi 18, inadaiwa kuna uwezekano wa idadi ya waliopotea maisha kuongezeka mara baada ya shughuli ya kuzima moto itakapokamilika.
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ISIS-linked rebel group attacks Ugandan school, killing dozens
Armed rebels attacked a school in western Uganda, killing at least 41 people, mostly students, and abducting six others, Ugandan officials have said.
Some were hacked to death with machetes while others died when their dormitories were set on fire, military spokesman Felix Kulayigye told CNN.
About 20 members of the ISIS-linked Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group attacked the Lhubirira secondary school late on Friday, according to Uganda’s military.
The school is situated along Uganda’s border with Congo in the town of Kasese, and educates children between the ages of 13 and 18. Of the dead, 39 were students and two were from the local community, local officials said.
Authorities were still trying to extinguish the fire by Saturday morning. The military suspects more dead bodies may be found, but said there was no one still alive trapped in the school.
According to Kulayigye, there had been 62 people in the school during the attack.
“We’re commiserating with the families, and the leadership of the UPDF (Ugandan Peoples’ Defense Forces) are on the ground and have been deployed to protect the place,” he added.
The United Nations condemned the attack. “Those responsible for this appalling act must be brought to justice,” a statement read.
Extending “heartfelt condolences” to victims and their families, Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for the immediate release of those abducted and reiterated “the importance of collective efforts to tackle cross border insecurity between Congo and Uganda and restore durable peace in the area.”
The spokesman for Uganda’s military operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Major Bilal Katamba, told CNN the military is pursuing the suspects in the DRC and believes they are headed towards the Virunga National Park.
Source: CNN
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Uganda school attack: Dozens of pupils killed by militants linked to Islamic State group
Nearly 40 pupils have been killed at a school in western Uganda by rebels linked to the Islamic State group (IS).
Five militants attacked the Lhubiriha secondary school in Mpondwe at around 23:30 (20:30 GMT) on Friday.
They entered dormitories, setting fire and using machetes to kill and maim the pupils, officials said.
The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) - based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - have been blamed and a manhunt is under way.
Warning: Some people may find details in this story distressing.
More than 60 people are educated at the school, most of whom live there.
Uganda's information minister said 37 students were confirmed to have been killed, but did not give their ages.
Twenty of them were attacked with machetes and 17 of them burned to death, Chris Baryomunsi told the BBC.
The Ugandan army said the rebels had also killed a school guard and three members of the local community.
Survivors said the rebels threw a bomb into the dormitory after the machete attack. It is not clear if this resulted in a fire in the building which was reported earlier.
Six students were also abducted to carry food that the rebels stole from the school's stores, he added. The militants then returned across the border into the DRC.
Some of the bodies are said to have been badly burnt and DNA tests will need to be carried out to identify them.
Eight people remain in a critical condition after the attack.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned the "appalling act" and called for those behind it to be brought to justice.
Source: BBC
