Two Ugandan suspected robbers were today, December 15, 2014, shot dead near the Kololo Airstrip and a third arrested. According to police at the scene they were trying to rob two people of UGX 1 million ($360).
Some have questioned whether the robbers would be so stupid as to try to rob individuals in one of the most security conscious environments in Kampala.
Not only has there been heavy deployment at the airstrip over the past week in preparation for the National Resistance Movement party's delegates conference it's also an area heavily guarded by the military which uses the ceremonial grounds at the airstrip as offices.
There are question marks over whether this is just a made up story by Ugandan security officials or did it happen as we were told.
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One of the suspected robbers lie lifeless under a Uganda police vehicle after he was shot dead by Ugandan Military and police near a cordoned off area in Kampala |
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One of the suspected robbers lie lifeless inside a Uganda police vehicle after he was shot dead by Ugandan Military and police near a cordoned off area in Kampala |
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One of the suspected robbers lie lifeless in a pool of blood after he was shot dead by Ugandan Military and police near a cordoned off area in Kampala |
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Bodies of two suspected robbers lie lifeless on a Kampala street after they were shot dead by Ugandan Military and police near a cordoned off area in Kampala |
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One of the suspected robbers lie lifeless on a Kampala street after he was shot dead by Ugandan Military and police near a cordoned off area in Kampala |
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One of the suspected robbers lie lifeless on a Kampala street after he was shot dead by Ugandan Military and police near a cordoned off area in Kampala |
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One of the suspected robbers lie lifeless on a Kampala street after he was shot dead by Ugandan Military and police near a cordoned off area in Kampala |
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One of the suspected robbers lie lifeless on a Kampala street after he was shot dead by Ugandan Military and police near a cordoned off area in Kampala |