At least 14 people have been killed in Uganda, in a battle between
police and militia allegedly linked to one of the country's traditional
kings.
Source: BBC
Militiamen are reported to have attacked a police post in the western town of Kasese, the home of the King of Rwenzururu, Charles Wesley Mumbere. Eight militia and two police officers were among the dead.
A Ugandan government spokesman accused the militia of seeking to break away from Uganda.
Shaban Bantazaria, a government spokesman said with regards to the crisis, that the militiamen have gone up to set up camps at the Rwenzori mountain where they train hard and device up plans to come and attack government installations.
The King however has denied any connections with them. His Bakonzo community on the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo has long been at loggerheads with the dominant Toro kingdom in the region.
Years of clashes ended in 1982 with an agreement for more local autonomy and President Yoweri Museveni officially recognised the kingdom in 2009, but tensions have continued to simmer.
Between February and March this year, more than 50 people were killed in clashes between security forces and rebels, according to police figures and there could be chances that this numbers might increase looking at the situation on ground.
Militiamen are reported to have attacked a police post in the western town of Kasese, the home of the King of Rwenzururu, Charles Wesley Mumbere. Eight militia and two police officers were among the dead.
A Ugandan government spokesman accused the militia of seeking to break away from Uganda.
Shaban Bantazaria, a government spokesman said with regards to the crisis, that the militiamen have gone up to set up camps at the Rwenzori mountain where they train hard and device up plans to come and attack government installations.
The King however has denied any connections with them. His Bakonzo community on the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo has long been at loggerheads with the dominant Toro kingdom in the region.
Years of clashes ended in 1982 with an agreement for more local autonomy and President Yoweri Museveni officially recognised the kingdom in 2009, but tensions have continued to simmer.
Between February and March this year, more than 50 people were killed in clashes between security forces and rebels, according to police figures and there could be chances that this numbers might increase looking at the situation on ground.
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