GREAT LAKES: IRIN-CEA Update 1,045
UGANDA: Rebels killed in border clash
At least 10 people, eight of them believed to be Congolese from the
Wangilima tribe, were killed early this week in an exchange of fire with
the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) in Kasindi market on the DRC
side of the Uganda-DRC border, Ugandan radio reported on Friday. The
Wangilima had tried to "disarm" soldiers in a bid to raid the market, the
report said. It quoted UPDF field commander Lieutenant-Colonel Tumusiime
Nyakaitana as saying that two of the attackers were captured. The station
also quoted UPDF spokesman Phineas Katirima as saying that the attempted
attack was not a major threat to the country's security.
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