There were 37 children killed when ADF fighters attacked a school in Uganda. In their most recent statement, the Ugandan military said that...
There were 37 children killed when ADF fighters attacked a school in Uganda.
In their most recent statement, the Ugandan military said that 37 students, some of whom were children, were killed overnight in a terrorist attack on a school in western Uganda by the ADF group, which has ties to IS.
First of all, Uganda Police spokesman Fred Enanga said that the ADF attacked a secondary school in Mpundwe, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Friday night. After killing people, they burned down a dorm and stole food from the school. 25.
He said that so far, the bodies of 25 people have been found in the school and taken to a hospital in Bwera, which is close to the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Also, eight other students who were badly hurt are getting emergency care at Bwera Hospital.
Virunga National Park Enanga said that the attackers ran away to the Virunga National Forest, which is near the line with the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The line with the Democratic Republic of Congo is less than two kilometers from the school.
Some kids haven't been seen in a while.
Joe Walusimbi, the head of the district, told AFP that they don't know yet how many children have left.
