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Woman dies after falling from Justine Plaza during police teargas dispersal in Kampala

Protest & Civil Unrest Single source Kampala 18 Nov 2020 Severity: 4/5

An unidentified woman died after falling from the third floor of Justine Plaza on Kyagwe road in downtown Kampala. Eyewitnesses told ChimpReports she was pushed during a stampede after police fired teargas to disperse crowds gathering following the arrest of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi. The Uganda Red Cross took the body to Mulago hospital mortuary; Kampala Metropolitan Police had not issued a statement.

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

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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