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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Two suspected ugandan rebels killed in kampala explosion | History Defined

Ugandan police officers carry a body bag at a crime scene near the Munyonyo Martyrs' Shrine in Kampala [Badru Katumba/AFP]

Two suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels, including a female suicide bomber, were killed in an explosion near a prominent Catholic shrine in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, as crowds gathered to mark Martyrs’ Day.

The blast on Tuesday took place in the upscale suburb of Munyonyo, outside the Munyonyo Martyrs’ Shrine, where Ugandans were assembling to commemorate 19th-century Christians executed for their faith. No civilian injuries were reported.

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