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Police halt Kyagulanyi rally in Gulu, fire tear gas and live bullets at supporters

Election Related Single source Gulu 11 Nov 2020 Severity: 3/5

According to The Independent, police blocked NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi's convoy from entering Gulu's central business district, diverted it to Awere Playgrounds, and then halted his rally after supporters broke a crowd-control perimeter. Youths threw stones at police, who responded with tear gas and live bullets. A police operations commander said Kyagulanyi was behind the scheduled time.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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