Uganda: Teargas Rocks Pallisa As 27 Arrested Over Attack On Policemen

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Uganda: Teargas Rocks Pallisa As 27 Arrested Over Attack On Policemen

[Monitor] Police in Pallisa District Monday spent close to an hour in a running battle with an irate mob that allegedly attacked two policemen deployed at an event.

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