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Gunmen attack Uganda bound bus in South Sudan, deaths reported

Xinhua, November 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

Unknown gunmen on Thursday ambushed a Uganda bound bus in South Sudan killing several people and injuring others, Uganda's police chief said.

Gen. Kale Kayihura, Inspector General of Police in a statement said the gunmen sprayed the bus with bullets. The bus was moving from the South Sudan capital Juba to the Ugandan capital Kampala.

"I send my condolences to all Ugandans and other nationalities who have lost their beloved ones. The police is doing all it can to bring the culprits to justice," he said.

The police chief did not mention the number of the dead or whether some arrests have been made.

Local reports put the number of the dead at five including two Ugandans, two Somalis and a South Sudan national. Others put the death toll at seven and the number could rise.

Kampala-Juba route is plied by many business people because of the lucrative trade in South Sudan. South Sudan is one of Uganda's main trading partners.

The country is coming out of an almost two-year war between troops loyal to South Sudan President Salva Kiir and his former vice president Riek Machar now rebel leader.

Although the leaders signed a peace agreement, there have been reports of skirmishes. Enditem