Gunmen linked to the Islamic State group (ISIS) have attacked a school in western Uganda, killing at least 37 people and injuring several others, police say. Six others were reported to have been abducted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The attack happened at 11:30 p.m. on Friday when a group of militants attacked Lhubirira Secondary School in Mpondwe, a town just a few kilometers from the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Footage from the scene showed that some of the students were shot while others were killed when their dormitory was set on fire. A food store was looted as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“On arrival, the school was found burning with dead bodies of students lying in the compound with the school food store broken into, posho and beans taken,” Brigadier General Felix Kulayigye, a defense spokesman, said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A total of 37 bodies were recovered at the scene and 8 others, some of them seriously injured, were taken to Bwera hospital for treatment. Six students were abducted, Kulayigye said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Security forces are pursuing the suspects, who are believed to be traveling towards Virunga National Park in neighboring DR Congo. The gunmen – about five in total – are using the abducted students to carry the stolen food, Kulayigye said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police said the late-night attack was carried out by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a rebel group which has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group (ISIS).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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