Death toll from terror attack on Ugandan secondary school rises to at least 41, with victims burned, shot or hacked to death after raid by militants linked to Daesh
Uganda security forces are seen standing at the premises of the attack, at the Mpondwe Lhubiriha Secondary School. / Photo: AFP
Members of the Allied Democratic Forces , a Ugandan group that has pledged allegiance to Daesh terrorist group, attacked Lhubirira secondary school in Mpondwe, burning a dormitory and looting food late on Friday, police said. At least six people were also abducted by the terrorists who fled across the porous border towards Virunga National Game Park in DRC, with the Ugandan army and police pursuing them, according to the military.
ADF is considered a terrorist organisation by the Ugandan government. The country has sent troops into DRC to help fight the group.
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