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CheckPoint: King of Rwenzururu arrested over clashes between officers and militia leaving at least 5

27th November, 2016

Police in western Uganda have arrested the king of Rwenzururu over clashes between officers and militia which have left at least 55 people dead. Charles Wesley member is accused of inciting violence after militiamen reportedly attacked a police post in his hometown of Kasese. Security forces stormed his palace amid claims he was harboring fighters. The king has denied any involvement.at least 14 police officers and 41 militants have died in the clashes. A Ugandan government spokesman accused the militia of seeking to break away from Uganda. Police spokesman Andrew Felix Kaweesi said the attackers were fighting to create a new republic on the border with the democratic republic of Congo. 

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