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ADF reported to have killed 90 prisoners

    NAIROBI
    The rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have killed 90 of 365 prisoners they abducted when they attacked Katojo Prison near Fort Portal in western Uganda last week, the semi-official 'New Vision' newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing Ugandan army sources. The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) had discovered the hacked and decomposing bodies of the deceased on the slopes of the Rwenzori Mountains where the ADF has its bases, the 'New Vision' said. It added that military sources suggested they may have been killed "for failing to cope with the pace at which they were fleeing from the UPDF soldiers pursuing them".

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