'At least 55 killed' as Ugandan forces clash with separatists

27 November 2016 - 11H45  GMT/UTC/ZULU TIME

by Natalie Duval and Biodun Iginla, France24, Kampala

 
 
 
 
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© AFP/File | Uganda police men keep guard outside the home of an opposition leader in Kasangati, a Kampala suburb on February 20, 2016

KAMPALA - 

At least 55 people have been killed in fierce fighting that erupted in western Uganda between security forces and a separatist militia linked to a tribal king, police said Sunday.

Police spokesman Andrew Felix Kaweesi said 14 police officers and 41 militants had died in the clashes in the town of Kasese on Saturday, when fighters linked to the royal guard of the Rwenzururu kingdom attacked patrolling security forces.

 

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