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Death toll in western Uganda fighting rises to 62

Death toll from the fighting in Kasese District, western Uganda over the weekend has risen to 62, according to police.

Forty six royal guards were killed at the Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu Palace in an exchange with joint operation by the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) and police.

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