Man arrested re: deaths of red cross workers

Ugandan soldiers have arrested a Lendu tribal warrior for the killing of six Red Cross workers in Congo, adding that the attack was a robbery, a top general and newspapers reported today.

Major General Jeje Odongo, head of the Ugandan army, said that an investigation into the killings in north-eastern Congo, a region controlled by the Ugandan army and allied rebels, had produced one arrest and that the investigation was continuing.