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Uganda admits Kenya border deaths | Uganda admits Kenya border deaths |
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Uganda's army has killed eight Kenyan cattle rustlers during an operation to counter livestock theft, officials say. | Uganda's army has killed eight Kenyan cattle rustlers during an operation to counter livestock theft, officials say. |
Army spokesman Major Felix Kulayigye said the cattle raiders attacked an army battalion sparking a shoot out. | Army spokesman Major Felix Kulayigye said the cattle raiders attacked an army battalion sparking a shoot out. |
On Wednesday, Kenya began investigating reports that scores of Pokot villagers were killed by rockets fired by the Ugandan soldiers inside Kenya. | On Wednesday, Kenya began investigating reports that scores of Pokot villagers were killed by rockets fired by the Ugandan soldiers inside Kenya. |
Uganda's army began disarming villagers in Karamoja in the east last week to disarm herders and halt cattle thefts. | Uganda's army began disarming villagers in Karamoja in the east last week to disarm herders and halt cattle thefts. |
But Uganda's army spokesman denied claims they pursued cattle raiders into Kenya. "Our soldiers did not enter Kenya, the Pokot raiders were killed in Uganda during a confrontation where one soldier was killed," Major Kulayigye told the BBC. | |
During the operation the Ugandan army recovered 250 herds of cattle believed to have been stolen by the Pokot raiders. | During the operation the Ugandan army recovered 250 herds of cattle believed to have been stolen by the Pokot raiders. |
Some 66 children were killed during a similar operation by the Ugandan army last March, according a report by UK charity Save the Children. | Some 66 children were killed during a similar operation by the Ugandan army last March, according a report by UK charity Save the Children. |
But the army denied the claims saying only adults were killed during the raids then. | But the army denied the claims saying only adults were killed during the raids then. |
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