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Protests in Uganda after police detain two lawmakers at airport

Bobi Wine in a hospital bed, Kampala. He was preparing to travel out of the country for medical care. [Courtesy]

Protests erupted in the Ugandan capital on Friday after police detained two lawmakers at the international airport as they prepared to travel abroad for medical care, witnesses said.

People demonstrated in different parts of Kampala, burning tyres and piling rocks and other barricades in the middle of the roads. Police said the protests were limited and had been contained.

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