44 killed as LRA rebels attack refugee camp

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Kampala - Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels killed at least 44 people on Thursday in a dawn raid on a camp for people uprooted by fighting in the north of the country, a priest in the area said.

Catholic priest Sebat Ayala told Reuters by telephone that about 300 rebels attacked the Abia camp, more than 300km north of Kampala, before being repulsed by army troops. The army said at least 20 people were confirmed killed.

Priests in northern Uganda have a solid track record of providing accurate accounts of rebel attacks.

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