Two people died Wednesday as Ugandan security forces opened fire to quell unrest amid allegations that arsonists set fire to UN-listed royal tombs near Kampala. The fire on Tuesday night destroyed much of the 128-year-old tombs which are revered by the Baganda people, Uganda's largest tribe centred in Kampala and in the south of the country. It triggered ...

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan security forces killed two people and wounded five on Wednesday after fire destroyed historic royal tombs, heightening tension between the government and the powerful Bugandan kingdom. A Reuters witness said the shooting happened when security forces were clearing Bugandan loyalists from the charred remains of the tombs where their royalty are buried, so President Yoweri Museveni could ...

Uganda security forces opened fire on Wednesday to quell unrest that left at least two people dead amid allegations that arsonists set fire to UN-listed royal tombs near Kampala. The fire on Tuesday night destroyed much of the 128-year-old tombs which are revered by the Baganda people, one of Uganda's main tribes centred in Kampala and in the ...