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Uganda police fire over opposition demonstrators

17 Apr 2007 09:37:27 GMT
Source: Reuters

KAMPALA, April 17 (Reuters) - Ugandan police used water cannons and fired live rounds in the air on Tuesday to disperse opposition supporters protesting the arrest of two politicians accused of inciting violence last week.

A Reuters witness said scores of police officers turned on several hundred demonstrators gathered to back two opposition members of parliament arrested on Monday over a protest last week that targeted Asians and in which three people died.

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