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Ten bodies retrieved from Uganda fuel tanker explosion, Reuters witness says

By Thomson Reuters Oct 22, 2024 | 10:45 AM

KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ten bodies were retrieved from a fuel tanker explosion in Uganda’s capital Kampala on Tuesday, a Reuters witness on the scene said.

In a post on social media, police said the tanker had overturned around 1500 local time (1200 GMT) and that “several people may have lost their lives, while others have been injured”.

(Writing by Elias Biryabarema; Editing by Alexander Winning)