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Rwandan security personnel shoot at group crossing border from Uganda near Muguri, Kabale; one killed

Violence & Conflict Disputed Kabale 20 Nov 2020 Severity: 4/5

ChimpReports reports that Rwandan security personnel opened fire in the evening on a group of about 11 Rwandan nationals crossing back from Uganda after spending time at Muguri trading centre. A 23-year-old man was shot in the chest and died on the way to Muguri health centre II, and three others were injured and later moved to Rubaya Health Centre IV. Five Rwandan nationals from the group, said to have been smuggling waragi, were being held at Kabale central police station.

Disputed: ChimpReports (23 Nov) reports three injured; The Independent, The Observer and other ChimpReports stories report two injured.

Numbers

1 killed · 2 injured · 5 arrested or detained

The sources differ: 2 to 3 injured.

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