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Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a country in East Africa, bordered on the east by Kenya, the north by Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, within which it shares borders with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda takes its name from the Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a portion of the south of the country including the capital Kampala.

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Supporters of Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, traditional ruler of the Baganda, one of Uganda's main tribes shout as they watch the Kasubi tombs go up in flames in the early morning on March 17, 2010 in the outskirts of Kampala. Fire ravaged the UN-listed tombs of traditional Ugandan rulers and the army and police deployed across Kampala on March 17 after protests by youths who claimed it was arson. The fire late on March 16 destroyed much of the 128-year-old Kasubi tombs just south of Kampala. The tombs in straw-thatched buildings are revered by the Baganda people and are a major tourist attraction on the World Heritage List drawn up by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

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Supporters of Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, traditional ruler of the Baganda, one of Uganda's main tribes shout as they watch the Kasubi tombs go up in flames in the early morning on March 17, 2010 in the outskirts of Kampala. Fire ravaged the UN-listed tombs of traditional Ugandan rulers and the army and police deployed across Kampala on March 17 after protests by youths who claimed it was arson. The fire late on March 16 destroyed much of the 128-year-old Kasubi tombs just south of Kampala. The tombs in straw-thatched buildings are revered by the Baganda people and are a major tourist attraction on the World Heritage List drawn up by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

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A Ugandan security personnel in plain clothes points a gun at rioters at the site of the burned down Kasubi Tombs Wednesday, March 17, 2010 in Kampala, Uganda. Ugandan security forces fatally shot three people in the capital Wednesday during clashes with rioters angry after the tombs of five traditional kings were destroyed overnight by fire, a tribal government official said. Lubega Segona, minister of information for the Buganda kingdom, said three people were killed and several wounded by members of the presidential guard. He said the guards shot at angry members of the traditional kingdom who had tried to stop Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni from visiting the tombs.

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A Ugandan security personnel in plain clothes points a gun at rioters at the site of the burned down Kasubi Tombs Wednesday, March 17, 2010 in Kampala, Uganda. Ugandan security forces fatally shot three people in the capital Wednesday during clashes with rioters angry after the tombs of five traditional kings were destroyed overnight by fire, a tribal government official said. Lubega Segona, minister of information for the Buganda kingdom, said three people were killed and several wounded by members of the presidential guard. He said the guards shot at angry members of the traditional kingdom who had tried to stop Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni from visiting the tombs.

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Supporters of Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, traditional ruler of the Baganda, one of Uganda's main tribes, react as they watch the Kasubi tombs go up in flames in the early morning on March 17, 2010 in the outskirts of Kampala. Fire ravaged the UN-listed tombs of traditional Ugandan rulers and the army and police deployed across Kampala on March 17 after protests by youths who claimed it was arson. The fire late on March 16 destroyed much of the 128-year-old Kasubi tombs just south of Kampala. The tombs in straw-thatched buildings are revered by the Baganda people and are a major tourist attraction on the World Heritage List drawn up by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

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Supporters of Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, traditional ruler of the Baganda, one of Uganda's main tribes, react as they watch the Kasubi tombs go up in flames in the early morning on March 17, 2010 in the outskirts of Kampala. Fire ravaged the UN-listed tombs of traditional Ugandan rulers and the army and police deployed across Kampala on March 17 after protests by youths who claimed it was arson. The fire late on March 16 destroyed much of the 128-year-old Kasubi tombs just south of Kampala. The tombs in straw-thatched buildings are revered by the Baganda people and are a major tourist attraction on the World Heritage List drawn up by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

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Supporters of Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, traditional ruler of the Baganda, one of Uganda's main tribes shout as they watch the Kasubi tombs go up in flames in the early morning on March 17, 2010 in the outskirts of Kampala. Fire ravaged the UN-listed tombs of traditional Ugandan rulers and the army and police deployed across Kampala on March 17 after protests by youths who claimed it was arson. The fire late on March 16 destroyed much of the 128-year-old Kasubi tombs just south of Kampala. The tombs in straw-thatched buildings are revered by the Baganda people and are a major tourist attraction on the World Heritage List drawn up by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

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Supporters of Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, traditional ruler of the Baganda, one of Uganda's main tribes shout as they watch the Kasubi tombs go up in flames in the early morning on March 17, 2010 in the outskirts of Kampala. Fire ravaged the UN-listed tombs of traditional Ugandan rulers and the army and police deployed across Kampala on March 17 after protests by youths who claimed it was arson. The fire late on March 16 destroyed much of the 128-year-old Kasubi tombs just south of Kampala. The tombs in straw-thatched buildings are revered by the Baganda people and are a major tourist attraction on the World Heritage List drawn up by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

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Bugandans demonstrate at the site of the burned down Kasubi Tombs, in Kampala, Uganda Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Ugandan security forces fatally shot three people in the capital Wednesday during clashes with rioters angry after the tombs of five traditional kings were destroyed overnight by fire, a tribal government official said. Lubega Segona, minister of information for the Buganda kingdom, said three people were killed and several wounded by members of the presidential guard. He said the guards shot at angry members of the traditional kingdom who had tried to stop Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni from visiting the tombs.

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Bugandans demonstrate at the site of the burned down Kasubi Tombs, in Kampala, Uganda Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Ugandan security forces fatally shot three people in the capital Wednesday during clashes with rioters angry after the tombs of five traditional kings were destroyed overnight by fire, a tribal government official said. Lubega Segona, minister of information for the Buganda kingdom, said three people were killed and several wounded by members of the presidential guard. He said the guards shot at angry members of the traditional kingdom who had tried to stop Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni from visiting the tombs.

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Men give first aid to a wounded man from the premises of the burned down Kasubi Tombs, in Uganda, Wednesday, March 17, 2010, after military police raided the place. The Kasubi tombs, one of the most sacred sites of the Buganda tribe, were burned down the previous night, sparking unrest in parts of Kampala, after people on the streets accused the government of arson. A Ugandan policewoman says rioters have attacked policemen, firefighters and soldiers in the capital after the tombs of five ancient kings were destroyed overnight by fire.

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Men give first aid to a wounded man from the premises of the burned down Kasubi Tombs, in Uganda, Wednesday, March 17, 2010, after military police raided the place. The Kasubi tombs, one of the most sacred sites of the Buganda tribe, were burned down the previous night, sparking unrest in parts of Kampala, after people on the streets accused the government of arson. A Ugandan policewoman says rioters have attacked policemen, firefighters and soldiers in the capital after the tombs of five ancient kings were destroyed overnight by fire.

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Ugandans try to extinguish the burned out Kasubi tombs in Kampala, Uganda in the early morning on March 17, 2010. Fire ravaged the UN-listed tombs of traditional Ugandan rulers and the army and police deployed across Kampala after protests by youths who claimed it was arson. The fire destroyed much of the 128-year-old Kasubi tombs just south of Kampala. The tombs in straw-thatched buildings are revered by the Baganda people and are a major tourist attraction on the World Heritage List drawn up by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

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Ugandans try to extinguish the burned out Kasubi tombs in Kampala, Uganda in the early morning on March 17, 2010. Fire ravaged the UN-listed tombs of traditional Ugandan rulers and the army and police deployed across Kampala after protests by youths who claimed it was arson. The fire destroyed much of the 128-year-old Kasubi tombs just south of Kampala. The tombs in straw-thatched buildings are revered by the Baganda people and are a major tourist attraction on the World Heritage List drawn up by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

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Ugandan men lay near the burning remains of the Kasubi tombs in Kampala, Uganda in the early morning on March 17, 2010. Fire ravaged the UN-listed tombs of traditional Ugandan rulers and the army and police deployed across Kampala after protests by youths who claimed it was arson. The fire destroyed much of the 128-year-old Kasubi tombs just south of Kampala. The tombs in straw-thatched buildings are revered by the Baganda people and are a major tourist attraction on the World Heritage List drawn up by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

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Ugandan men lay near the burning remains of the Kasubi tombs in Kampala, Uganda in the early morning on March 17, 2010. Fire ravaged the UN-listed tombs of traditional Ugandan rulers and the army and police deployed across Kampala after protests by youths who claimed it was arson. The fire destroyed much of the 128-year-old Kasubi tombs just south of Kampala. The tombs in straw-thatched buildings are revered by the Baganda people and are a major tourist attraction on the World Heritage List drawn up by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

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Ugandans sift through the burned out remains of the Kasubi tombs in Kampala, Uganda on March 17, 2010. Fire ravaged the UN-listed tombs of traditional Ugandan rulers and the army and police deployed across Kampala on Wednesday after protests by youths who claimed it was arson. The fire on Tuesday night destroyed much of the 128-year-old Kasubi tombs just south of Kampala. The tombs in straw-thatched buildings are revered by the Baganda people and are a major tourist attraction on the World Heritage List drawn up by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

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Ugandans sift through the burned out remains of the Kasubi tombs in Kampala, Uganda on March 17, 2010. Fire ravaged the UN-listed tombs of traditional Ugandan rulers and the army and police deployed across Kampala on Wednesday after protests by youths who claimed it was arson. The fire on Tuesday night destroyed much of the 128-year-old Kasubi tombs just south of Kampala. The tombs in straw-thatched buildings are revered by the Baganda people and are a major tourist attraction on the World Heritage List drawn up by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

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Ugandans sift through the burned out remains of the Kasubi tombs in Kampala, Uganda on March 17, 2010. Fire ravaged the UN-listed tombs of traditional Ugandan rulers and the army and police deployed across Kampala after protests by youths who claimed it was arson. The fire destroyed much of the 128-year-old Kasubi tombs just south of Kampala. The tombs in straw-thatched buildings are revered by the Baganda people and are a major tourist attraction on the World Heritage List drawn up by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

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Ugandans sift through the burned out remains of the Kasubi tombs in Kampala, Uganda on March 17, 2010. Fire ravaged the UN-listed tombs of traditional Ugandan rulers and the army and police deployed across Kampala after protests by youths who claimed it was arson. The fire destroyed much of the 128-year-old Kasubi tombs just south of Kampala. The tombs in straw-thatched buildings are revered by the Baganda people and are a major tourist attraction on the World Heritage List drawn up by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

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Ugandan security arrest a man they accused of rioting at the Kasubi Royal Tombs on the outskirts of Uganda's capital Kampala, Wednesday March 17, 2010. Ugandan security forces fatally shot three people in the capital Wednesday during clashes with rioters angry after the tombs of five traditional kings were destroyed overnight by fire, a tribal government official said. Lubega Segona, minister of information for the Buganda kingdom, said three people were killed and several wounded by members of the presidential guard. He said the guards shot at angry members of the traditional kingdom who had tried to stop Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni from visiting the tombs.

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Ugandan security arrest a man they accused of rioting at the Kasubi Royal Tombs on the outskirts of Uganda's capital Kampala, Wednesday March 17, 2010. Ugandan security forces fatally shot three people in the capital Wednesday during clashes with rioters angry after the tombs of five traditional kings were destroyed overnight by fire, a tribal government official said. Lubega Segona, minister of information for the Buganda kingdom, said three people were killed and several wounded by members of the presidential guard. He said the guards shot at angry members of the traditional kingdom who had tried to stop Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni from visiting the tombs.

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Ugandan men carry a casualty from the premises of the burned down Kasubi Tombs in Kampala, Uganda, Wednesday, March 17, 2010, following a raid by military police. The Kasubi tombs, one of the most sacred sites of the Buganda tribe, were burned down the previous night, sparking unrest in parts of Kampala, after people on the streets accused the government of arson. A Ugandan policewoman says rioters have attacked policemen, firefighters and soldiers in the capital after the tombs of five ancient kings were destroyed overnight by fire.

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Ugandan men carry a casualty from the premises of the burned down Kasubi Tombs in Kampala, Uganda, Wednesday, March 17, 2010, following a raid by military police. The Kasubi tombs, one of the most sacred sites of the Buganda tribe, were burned down the previous night, sparking unrest in parts of Kampala, after people on the streets accused the government of arson. A Ugandan policewoman says rioters have attacked policemen, firefighters and soldiers in the capital after the tombs of five ancient kings were destroyed overnight by fire.

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Ugandan men carry a dead activist from the premises of the burned down Kasubi Tombs, in Kampala, Uganda, Wednesday, March 17, 2010, following a raid by military police. The Kasubi Tombs are a sacred site for the Buganda people, one of the most populous tribes of Uganda. It was the largest grass thatched hut in the world and a UNESCO heritage site. A Ugandan policewoman says rioters attacked policemen, firefighters and soldiers in the capital after the tombs were destroyed overnight by fire.

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Ugandan men carry a dead activist from the premises of the burned down Kasubi Tombs, in Kampala, Uganda, Wednesday, March 17, 2010, following a raid by military police. The Kasubi Tombs are a sacred site for the Buganda people, one of the most populous tribes of Uganda. It was the largest grass thatched hut in the world and a UNESCO heritage site. A Ugandan policewoman says rioters attacked policemen, firefighters and soldiers in the capital after the tombs were destroyed overnight by fire.

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Ugandan men carry a dead activist from the premises of the burned down Kasubi Tombs, in Kampala, Uganda, Wednesday, March 17, 2010, following a raid by military police. The Kasubi Tombs are a sacred site for the Buganda people, one of the most populous tribes of Uganda. It was the largest grass thatched hut in the world and a UNESCO heritage site. A Ugandan policewoman says rioters attacked policemen, firefighters and soldiers in the capital after the tombs were destroyed overnight by fire.

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Ugandan men carry a dead activist from the premises of the burned down Kasubi Tombs, in Kampala, Uganda, Wednesday, March 17, 2010, following a raid by military police. The Kasubi Tombs are a sacred site for the Buganda people, one of the most populous tribes of Uganda. It was the largest grass thatched hut in the world and a UNESCO heritage site. A Ugandan policewoman says rioters attacked policemen, firefighters and soldiers in the capital after the tombs were destroyed overnight by fire.

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A boy holding school books stands next to a river bursting its banks near the village of Bukalasa, eastern Uganda, Thursday, March 4, 2010. Heavy rains in eastern Uganda have triggered flooding that has displaced more than 20,000 people and hampered search efforts to find victims of massive landslides feared to have killed hundreds, officials said Thursday.

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A boy holding school books stands next to a river bursting its banks near the village of Bukalasa, eastern Uganda, Thursday, March 4, 2010. Heavy rains in eastern Uganda have triggered flooding that has displaced more than 20,000 people and hampered search efforts to find victims of massive landslides feared to have killed hundreds, officials said Thursday.

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Members of the Red Cross distribute blankets and other essential items to survivors of the landslides near the village of Bukalasa, eastern Uganda, Thursday, March 4, 2010. Heavy rains in eastern Uganda have triggered flooding that has displaced more than 20,000 people and hampered search efforts to find victims of massive landslides feared to have killed hundreds, officials said Thursday.

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Members of the Red Cross distribute blankets and other essential items to survivors of the landslides near the village of Bukalasa, eastern Uganda, Thursday, March 4, 2010. Heavy rains in eastern Uganda have triggered flooding that has displaced more than 20,000 people and hampered search efforts to find victims of massive landslides feared to have killed hundreds, officials said Thursday.

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Members of the Red Cross and villagers place the body of a victim in a coffin in the village of Bukalasa, eastern Uganda, Thursday, March 4, 2010. Heavy rains in eastern Uganda have triggered flooding that has displaced more than 20,000 people and hampered search efforts to find victims of massive landslides feared to have killed hundreds, officials said Thursday.

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Members of the Red Cross and villagers place the body of a victim in a coffin in the village of Bukalasa, eastern Uganda, Thursday, March 4, 2010. Heavy rains in eastern Uganda have triggered flooding that has displaced more than 20,000 people and hampered search efforts to find victims of massive landslides feared to have killed hundreds, officials said Thursday.

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Members of the Red Cross distribute blankets to survivors of the landslides near the village of Bukalasa in eastern Uganda,Thursday, March 4, 2010. Heavy rains in eastern Uganda have triggered flooding that has displaced more than 20,000 people and hampered search efforts to find victims of massive landslides feared to have killed hundreds, officials said Thursday. Rain on Monday triggered massive landslides that buried three villages in the Bududa region, burying what officials believe to be several hundred people.

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Members of the Red Cross distribute blankets to survivors of the landslides near the village of Bukalasa in eastern Uganda,Thursday, March 4, 2010. Heavy rains in eastern Uganda have triggered flooding that has displaced more than 20,000 people and hampered search efforts to find victims of massive landslides feared to have killed hundreds, officials said Thursday. Rain on Monday triggered massive landslides that buried three villages in the Bududa region, burying what officials believe to be several hundred people.

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In this photo made from TV a patient is seen in hospital getting treatment in the Bududa region of Uganda, Tuesday, March 2, 2010, following heavy rains which triggered landslides. Rivers of mud swamped houses, stores and at least one school after heavy rains in this Central African country, killing at least 70 people with some 250 still missing, officials and survivors said Tuesday. Rains that began Monday evening continued through the night, triggering landslides in the Bududa region, 170 miles (275 kilometers) east of Kampala. Uganda's minister of state for disaster preparedness said the army would join the rescue effort.

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In this photo made from TV a patient is seen in hospital getting treatment in the Bududa region of Uganda, Tuesday, March 2, 2010, following heavy rains which triggered landslides. Rivers of mud swamped houses, stores and at least one school after heavy rains in this Central African country, killing at least 70 people with some 250 still missing, officials and survivors said Tuesday. Rains that began Monday evening continued through the night, triggering landslides in the Bududa region, 170 miles (275 kilometers) east of Kampala. Uganda's minister of state for disaster preparedness said the army would join the rescue effort.

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In this photo made from TV a patient is seen in hospital getting treatment in the Bududa region of Uganda, Tuesday, March 2, 2010, following heavy rains which triggered landslides. Rivers of mud swamped houses, stores and at least one school after heavy rains in this Central African country, killing at least 70 people with some 250 still missing, officials and survivors said Tuesday. Rains that began Monday evening continued through the night, triggering landslides in the Bududa region, 170 miles (275 kilometers) east of Kampala. Uganda's minister of state for disaster preparedness said the army would join the rescue effort.

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In this photo made from TV a patient is seen in hospital getting treatment in the Bududa region of Uganda, Tuesday, March 2, 2010, following heavy rains which triggered landslides. Rivers of mud swamped houses, stores and at least one school after heavy rains in this Central African country, killing at least 70 people with some 250 still missing, officials and survivors said Tuesday. Rains that began Monday evening continued through the night, triggering landslides in the Bududa region, 170 miles (275 kilometers) east of Kampala. Uganda's minister of state for disaster preparedness said the army would join the rescue effort.

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Supporters of Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, traditional ruler of the Baganda, one of Uganda's main tribes shout as they watch the Kasubi tombs go up in flames in the early morning on March 17, 2010 in the outskirts of Kampala. Fire ravaged the UN-listed tombs of traditional Ugandan rulers and the army and police deployed across Kampala on March 17 after protests by youths who claimed it was arson. The fire late on March 16 destroyed much of the 128-year-old Kasubi tombs just south of Kampala. The tombs in straw-thatched buildings are revered by the Baganda people and are a major tourist attraction on the World Heritage List drawn up by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

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Supporters of Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, traditional ruler of the Baganda, one of Uganda's main tribes shout as they watch the Kasubi tombs go up in flames in the early morning on March 17, 2010 in the outskirts of Kampala. Fire ravaged the UN-listed tombs of traditional Ugandan rulers and the army and police deployed across Kampala on March 17 after protests by youths who claimed it was arson. The fire late on March 16 destroyed much of the 128-year-old Kasubi tombs just south of Kampala. The tombs in straw-thatched buildings are revered by the Baganda people and are a major tourist attraction on the World Heritage List drawn up by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

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A Ugandan security personnel in plain clothes points a gun at rioters at the site of the burned down Kasubi Tombs Wednesday, March 17, 2010 in Kampala, Uganda. Ugandan security forces fatally shot three people in the capital Wednesday during clashes with rioters angry after the tombs of five traditional kings were destroyed overnight by fire, a tribal government official said. Lubega Segona, minister of information for the Buganda kingdom, said three people were killed and several wounded by members of the presidential guard. He said the guards shot at angry members of the traditional kingdom who had tried to stop Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni from visiting the tombs.

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A Ugandan security personnel in plain clothes points a gun at rioters at the site of the burned down Kasubi Tombs Wednesday, March 17, 2010 in Kampala, Uganda. Ugandan security forces fatally shot three people in the capital Wednesday during clashes with rioters angry after the tombs of five traditional kings were destroyed overnight by fire, a tribal government official said. Lubega Segona, minister of information for the Buganda kingdom, said three people were killed and several wounded by members of the presidential guard. He said the guards shot at angry members of the traditional kingdom who had tried to stop Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni from visiting the tombs.

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Supporters of Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, traditional ruler of the Baganda, one of Uganda's main tribes, react as they watch the Kasubi tombs go up in flames in the early morning on March 17, 2010 in the outskirts of Kampala. Fire ravaged the UN-listed tombs of traditional Ugandan rulers and the army and police deployed across Kampala on March 17 after protests by youths who claimed it was arson. The fire late on March 16 destroyed much of the 128-year-old Kasubi tombs just south of Kampala. The tombs in straw-thatched buildings are revered by the Baganda people and are a major tourist attraction on the World Heritage List drawn up by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

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Supporters of Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, traditional ruler of the Baganda, one of Uganda's main tribes, react as they watch the Kasubi tombs go up in flames in the early morning on March 17, 2010 in the outskirts of Kampala. Fire ravaged the UN-listed tombs of traditional Ugandan rulers and the army and police deployed across Kampala on March 17 after protests by youths who claimed it was arson. The fire late on March 16 destroyed much of the 128-year-old Kasubi tombs just south of Kampala. The tombs in straw-thatched buildings are revered by the Baganda people and are a major tourist attraction on the World Heritage List drawn up by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

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Supporters of Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, traditional ruler of the Baganda, one of Uganda's main tribes shout as they watch the Kasubi tombs go up in flames in the early morning on March 17, 2010 in the outskirts of Kampala. Fire ravaged the UN-listed tombs of traditional Ugandan rulers and the army and police deployed across Kampala on March 17 after protests by youths who claimed it was arson. The fire late on March 16 destroyed much of the 128-year-old Kasubi tombs just south of Kampala. The tombs in straw-thatched buildings are revered by the Baganda people and are a major tourist attraction on the World Heritage List drawn up by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

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Supporters of Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, traditional ruler of the Baganda, one of Uganda's main tribes shout as they watch the Kasubi tombs go up in flames in the early morning on March 17, 2010 in the outskirts of Kampala. Fire ravaged the UN-listed tombs of traditional Ugandan rulers and the army and police deployed across Kampala on March 17 after protests by youths who claimed it was arson. The fire late on March 16 destroyed much of the 128-year-old Kasubi tombs just south of Kampala. The tombs in straw-thatched buildings are revered by the Baganda people and are a major tourist attraction on the World Heritage List drawn up by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

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Bugandans demonstrate at the site of the burned down Kasubi Tombs, in Kampala, Uganda Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Ugandan security forces fatally shot three people in the capital Wednesday during clashes with rioters angry after the tombs of five traditional kings were destroyed overnight by fire, a tribal government official said. Lubega Segona, minister of information for the Buganda kingdom, said three people were killed and several wounded by members of the presidential guard. He said the guards shot at angry members of the traditional kingdom who had tried to stop Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni from visiting the tombs.

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Bugandans demonstrate at the site of the burned down Kasubi Tombs, in Kampala, Uganda Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Ugandan security forces fatally shot three people in the capital Wednesday during clashes with rioters angry after the tombs of five traditional kings were destroyed overnight by fire, a tribal government official said. Lubega Segona, minister of information for the Buganda kingdom, said three people were killed and several wounded by members of the presidential guard. He said the guards shot at angry members of the traditional kingdom who had tried to stop Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni from visiting the tombs.

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