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Journalists injured in Uganda Presidential Campaign

January 19th, 2011 by Hudson Apunyo
Hudson Apunyo
Lira, Uganda, Africa
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Journalists injured in Uganda Presidential Campaign
01/09
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Injured Mike kakumirize of Red Pepper sits in a vehicle. His camera was saved by a colleague who grabbed it and escaped with it. Police saved the situation and arrested some suspects. Aloi, Uganda, 19/01/2011
Journalists injured in Uganda Presidential Campaign
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Presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye's police escort arrest Aloi sub county NRM Chairman Owino Francis after they assaulted three journalists. Aloi, Uganda, 19/01/2011
Journalists injured in Uganda Presidential Campaign
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Presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye's police escort arrest suspects after they assaulted three journalists in the team that had gone to see when allegations came that they were distributing money. Aloi, Uganda, 19/01/2011
Journalists injured in Uganda Presidential Campaign
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Presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye's police escort arrest suspects after they assaulted three journalists in the team that had gone to see when allegations came that they were distributing money. Aloi, Uganda, 19/01/2011
Journalists injured in Uganda Presidential Campaign
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Presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye's police escort arrest suspects after they assaulted three journalists in the team that had gone to see when allegations came that they were distributing money. Aloi, Uganda, 19/01/2011
Journalists injured in Uganda Presidential Campaign
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Presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye's police escort arrest suspects after they assaulted three journalists in the team that had gone to see when allegations came that they were distributing money. Aloi, Uganda, 19/01/2011
Journalists injured in Uganda Presidential Campaign
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Police escorts to kizza Besigye wisk away suspects who allegedly assaulted three journalists at Aloi. Aloi, Uganda, 19/01/2011
Journalists injured in Uganda Presidential Campaign
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A nurse on Besigye's team giving first aid to a journalist - Mike Kakumirizi of red Pepper who was injured when he tried to take photo of NRM leaders in Aloi allegedly giving out money. Aloi, Uganda, 19/01/2011
Journalists injured in Uganda Presidential Campaign
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Tumwekwasize Francis, a TV journalist show his shirt that was torn in the fight when NRM leaders in Aloi tried to grab his camera. Aloi, Uganda, 19/01/2011
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Three journalists covering main opposition presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye were injured as they tried to photograph ruling party members they allegedly found distributing money. Aloi Alebtong, Uganda. 19/01/2011

Three journalists covering main opposition presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye were injured as they tried to photograph ruling party members they allegedly found distributing money. A fist fight ensued between the two parties with some throwing stones. Police escorting Besigye moved in and arrested some suspects

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Lira, Uganda, Africa
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