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Death toll in Uganda's violent protests rises to 16

KAMPALA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from Wednesday's violent protests in Uganda's capital Kampala over the arrest of opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi has risen to 16, the police said on Thursday.

Moses Byaruhanga, the police director of medical services told reporters here that Mulago National Referral Hospital has so far received 15 deceased men and a female who succumbed to various injuries sustained in the protests.

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