Rebels Abduct Scores in Lira Raid
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The Monitor (Kampala)
July 27, 2005
Posted to the web July 26, 2005
Hudson Apunyo
Lira
The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels on Saturday night abducted several people from Apala in Moroto county.
President Yoweri Museveni was in Lira district on Sunday to campaign for the "YES" side in the Thursday referendum.
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Local sources said up to 20 people were abducted from Apala, 17 miles east of Lira town.
The District Police Commander, Mr Taire Idhwege, confirmed the raid but said he had no details. "I got reports that two people were abducted by seven rebels, five of them were armed but you can crosscheck with the army," he said.
He said the rebels wanted to loot food and they used the abducted people as porters.
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Army spokesman in Gulu Lt. Tabaro Kiconco said he was not aware of the attack as he was away in Kampala.
Early last year, about 50 people were massacred by LRA rebels in Abia parish in the same sub-copunty.
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