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The Monitor (Kampala)
October 2, 2003
Posted to the web October 2, 2003
Patrick Elobu Angonu
Soroti
Two people were on Tuesday killed in an ambush by the Lord's Resistance Army rebels on Lira - Soroti highway.
Two others were critically injured. Soroti Resident District Commissioner, Mr Edward Masiga, confirmed the attack.
He said it took place at Ousia Primary School, near Katine town, 20 kms north of Soroti town.
He said a tonne boy of the lorry that was ambushed, Mr Ali Bebbi, identified the dead, only as Mr Kayemba and Ms Esther.
The driver Mr Yahya Hassan was admitted with bullet wounds in Soroti Hospital. The Lira-Soroti road has been a scene of several rebel attacks in recent weeks.
"The rebels shot from behind the vehicle, moments later we saw a number of them running towards the vehicle - shooting, but the driver accelerated before he was shot in the left leg." Ali told The Monitor in Soroti town.
He said the rebels numbered about 30 and were dressed in uniform similar to that of the UPDF.
Masiga had earlier told The Monitor, in his office, that the rebels had killed one person in the nearby Acuna village and wounded three others, on Monday.
Meanwhile, Katakwi district authorities have identified the list of people killed by the rebels, in the Saturday morning attack on Olekai UPDF detach.
The dead are:
Arrow Boys (a local militia)
1. Mr Moses Omoding
2. David Ogero
3. Omuso
4. Ewau
5. Egabu Bernard
6. Elobu Charles
7. Engatu Julius
8. Emuge Stephen
9. Ecatu
Civilians
10. Akurut Stella
11. Emonu
12. Paulo Ebiu
13. Rose Apedo
14. Elyoku Simon
15. Raymond Aleku
16. Amugal Tikla and her two days old baby.
17. Okwangapel
18. Mwanika Agness
19. Epiria
20. Ejou Martia
21. Ainyo Domtila
22. Eningu
23. Leonard Elyoku Leonard
Injured
24. Grace Anito
25. Atai Betty
26. Akello Selina
27. Magaret Adongo
Security sources here said that the UPDF killed an LRA commander, Oyet Big Boss and six others, a day before the attack.
