More than 100 killed as rebels attack refugee camp

Scores of rebels fighting a 17-year insurgency in northern Uganda attacked a camp for displaced people, killing more than 100 people, a Roman Catholic priest said today.

Armed with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army attacked Barloonyo camp in Uganda’s Lira district late last night, burning huts and shooting people as they fled, said the Rev Sebhat Ayele, who visited the camp today.