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ADF terrorist attack in Mpondwe

Type of event:
Terrorist/rebel/criminal assault

Victims

42

Wounded

Date

June 17, 2023

What happened

According to the Ugandan Police Force, 42 students were killed and six others kidnapped following an attack on a school in western Uganda by armed rebels from the Allied Democratic Force, a group that has pledged allegiance to ISIS – so-called Islamic State militants. The attack took place at Lhubirira secondary school, in Mpondwe, in the west of the country.

Where it happened

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