Uganda's War On Terror - to Grant or Not to Grant Bail?

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Uganda's War On Terror - to Grant or Not to Grant Bail?

[East African] In the war against terrorism, security forces in Uganda have killed at least five people and there have been enforced disappearances of other suspects since last month's twin bombings in Kampala that killed three.

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