UN chief ‘strongly condemned’ terror attack in Uganda
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:28 | 18 June 2023
- Modified Date: 12:28 | 18 June 2023
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "strongly condemned" a terror attack Saturday on a school in the Mpondwe region of Uganda.
"Those responsible for this terrible incident must be brought to justice," said UN Deputy Secretary-General spokesperson Farhan Haq, about the attack by the Democratic Alliance Forces (ADF) rebel group on the Uganda-Congo border.
He cited news of the attack that indicated many were killed and abducted -- most of them students.
Haq said Guterres conveyed his condolences to the relatives of those who were killed, the government and people of Uganda.
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