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At least seven people have been killed as Uganda’s presidential election descended into violence, with the opposition leader had been forcibly taken away.

Posting on X, the party said an army helicopter landed in Bobi Wine’s compound, before taking him away to an unknown destination.President Yoweri Museveni is seeking to prolong his four-decade rule in an election that saw widespread repression and an internet blackout.

His main opponent, singer-turned-politician Bobi Wine earlier said he had been under house arrest after police surrounded his compound.Police claim that in the early hours of last night, machete-wielding “goons” were shot dead by security forces in the central town of Butambala.

Those killed were supporters of Bobi Wine – who is trailing in the polls and looks set for a landslide defeat


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