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Ugandan police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at dozens of protesters who took to the streets on Tuesday to protest the arrest of anti-government pop star Bobi Wine MP.
Crowds of people held rallies in several suburbs of Kampala a day after the politician's latest arrest, according to a statement. AFP journalist.
"There are clashes between the police and young people who threw stones at the advancing police, a number of people were injured and we took them to the Mulago hospital," said Praise Turyebwa , responsible for the Red Cross in Kampala. AFP.
In a statement, Ugandan police said that there had been a minor incident "where unruly young people tried to demonstrate" but that the situation had been brought under control.
Local TV stations broadcast images of burning fires in the middle of major roads, causing traffic jams around the Ugandan capital.
Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, was arrested on Monday, barely two days after being briefly placed under house arrest after being arrested while on his way to a concert in his nightclub.
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