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Patient dies after police teargas canister lands in hospital ward in Nyendo, Masaka City

Violence & Conflict Verified Masaka 18 Nov 2020 Severity: 4/5

According to the Daily Monitor, a patient on life support at Rahma Medical Centre in Nyendo Township, Masaka City, suffocated after police officers threw a teargas canister into the ward during the protests. Greater Masaka police spokesman Muhammad Nsubuga blamed the region's deaths on protesters, saying they provoked security personnel.

Part of Protests after the arrest of Robert Kyagulanyi, 18–19 November 2020. Its victims are counted once, in that overall toll.

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