国际英语资讯:Three Ugandan lawmakers arrested over stoning of presidential convoy
<p><span word="KAMPALA">KAMPALA</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 14-- <span word="Ugandan">Ugandan</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="convoy">convoy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northwestern">northwestern</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Arua">Arua</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Emilian">Emilian</span> <span word="Kayima">Kayima</span>, <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Ssentamu">Ssentamu</span> <span word="Kyagulanyi">Kyagulanyi</span>, <span word="Gerald">Gerald</span> <span word="Karuhanga">Karuhanga</span>, <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="legislator">legislator</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Mwiru">Mwiru</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="obstructing">obstructing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="violently">violently</span> <span word="attacking">attacking</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Yoweri">Yoweri</span> <span word="Museveni">Museveni</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="motorcade">motorcade</span>.</p><p><span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Mabikke">Mabikke</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="legislator">legislator</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kassiano">Kassiano</span> <span word="Wadri">Wadri</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span>-<span word="leaning">leaning</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Arua">Arua</span> <span word="municipality">municipality</span> <span word="by">by</span>-<span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="slated">slated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="bond">bond</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>.</p><p><span word="Wadri">Wadri</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="pelted">pelted</span> <span word="stones">stones</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Museveni">Museveni</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="convoy">convoy</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="Arua">Arua</span> <span word="Boma">Boma</span> <span word="Grounds">Grounds</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span>, <span word="Nusura">Nusura</span> <span word="Tiperu">Tiperu</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="attackers">attackers</span> <span word="allegedly">allegedly</span> <span word="smashed">smashed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rear">rear</span> <span word="windscreen">windscreen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="bearing">bearing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="coat">coat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>, <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="detail">detail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disperse">disperse</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span>, <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="instantly">instantly</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="intervened">intervened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="halted">halted</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="escalation">escalation</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teargas">teargas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kayima">Kayima</span>.</p><p><span word="Kayima">Kayima</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Yasin">Yasin</span> <span word="Kawuma">Kawuma</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kyagulanyi">Kyagulanyi</span> , <span word="a">a</span> <span word="musician">musician</span> <span word="cum">cum</span> <span word="politician">politician</span>, <span word="succumbed">succumbed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>.</p>
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