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Crime16 January 2026Archive brief

Clashes between protesters opposed to president Yoweri Museveni and police leave at least seven people dead in Butambala, Uganda

Clashes between protesters opposed to president Yoweri Museveni and police leave at least seven people dead in Butambala, Uganda.

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Clashes between protesters opposed to president Yoweri Museveni and police leave at least seven people dead in Butambala, Uganda.

The development was among the significant crime stories being followed from World. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to BBC News on 16 January 2026.

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