Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The army has advised residents within Gulu City not to panic as Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers take part in a day-long arms training drill on Friday. Maj. Nicholas Abiribale, the Civil-Military Coordination officer at the Fourth Infantry Division told URN on Thursday that …
Read More »Fire, shooting claim over 90 lives in Moscow terrorist attack
*Fire and shooting have claimed more than 90 lives and more than 100 injuries. *Mass gatherings, entertainment, cultural and other public activities were canceled on this weekend. *Russian railways, civil aviation and other departments tightened security inspections. MOSCOW, RUSSIA | Xinhua | The fire at a concert hall in Moscow’s …
Read More »Czech gov’t declares state mourning after university shooting
PRAGUE | Xinhua | The Czech Republic on Thursday night announced a state mourning on Dec. 23 following a university shooting in the capital Prague that has left at least 14 people dead. The Czech government made the announcement following an extraordinary meeting. State flags will be lowered to half-mast …
Read More »Pokot-UPDF exchange of fire in Amudat leaves 40 cows dead
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soldiers of the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF 51 Infantry, Battalion 407 have been accused of killing 40 cows and injuring 50 others in Amudat district. It is alleged that the animals were grazing at the border area of Naporokoch parish in Amudat district and …
Read More »Man dead in shooting in Japan’s Tokyo area
Tokyo, Japan | Xinhua | A man was confirmed dead on Friday in a shooting incident in Japan’s Tokyo area, local media reported. The man in his 50s was severely wounded after being shot at a coffee shop in the western city of Machida of Tokyo Metropolis on Thursday evening, …
Read More »3 children, 3 adults dead in U.S. elementary school shooting, shooter killed by police
Washington, USA | Xinhua | Three children and three adults died after a shooting at an elementary school in Nashville, the U.S. state of Tennessee, on Monday. The mass shooting was reported at the Covenant School, a private Christian elementary school in Nashville, on Monday morning. Don Aaron of the Metro Nashville …
Read More »American actor Alec Baldwin to be charged in fatal movie set shooting
Los Angeles, U.S. | Xinhua | American actor and producer Alec Baldwin will be charged for the 2021 fatal shooting of a crew member on the set of his new movie “Rust,” authorities said Thursday. The 64-year-old Hollywood veteran on Oct. 21, 2021 discharged a prop gun on the set of …
Read More »Bukwo CAO killer gun tied to four killings in Wakiso
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Investigations into the shooting of Bukwo Chief Administrative Officer Charles Ogwang, show that one of the two guns used to end his life had been used to kill four people in Wakiso district. Ogwang was killed in a volley of ammunition on July 8 in …
Read More »Why Police ordered suspect robbers be shot on sight
So far Flying Squad has arrested two suspects in connection to the Spice Supermarket raid Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Last week, the Director of Operations Uganda Police, Edward Ochom, ordered police officers to shoot suspected robbers on sight. His utterances come after armed robbers raided Spice Supermarket in …
Read More »Family calls for expeditious inquiries into businessman’s shooting
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of 58-year-old Shaban Batabaire Malore, a former renowned vehicle and coffee dealer in Busoga has called for expeditious inquiries into his shooting. Malore met his death at the hands of unknown gunmen riding on motorcycles on Saturday evening shortly after returning to his …
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