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PICTORIAL: Grief, sorrow in burial of Kasese school attack victims

By AFP

Monday, June 19, 2023

Victims were hacked, shot and burned in the gruesome attack that occurred on Friday, June 17, at the school located in Nyabugando ward, Mpondwe Lhubiriha Town Council, in Kasese district, less than two kilometres from the border with DR Congo.

Mourners gather for the funeral of Florence Masika and Zakayo Masereka during their burial rituals in Mpondwe on June 18, 2023. (Credit: AFP)

KASESE, UGANDA: Grief-stricken families gathered to bid their final farewells in the aftermath of the raid on Lhubiriha Secondary School in Kasese district, by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militants in which at least 41 people, mostly students, were killed.

Victims were hacked, shot and burned in the gruesome attack that occurred on Friday, June 17, at the school located in Nyabugando ward, Mpondwe Lhubiriha Town Council, in Kasese district, less than two kilometres from the border with DR Congo.

37 of the victims were students at the privately-owned school.

A cleric celebrates the funeral of Florence Masika and Zakayo Masereka during their burial rituals in Mpondwe on June 18, 2023. (All Photos by AFP)

The government through the Ministry of Education and Sports gave sh5m to the families of each of the people that were killed in the attack.

Upon meeting parents and other relatives of the victims, John Chrysostom Muyingo, the State Minister for Higher Education, on Saturday said the money was intended to support the bereaved families conduct burials of their loved ones.

Below is a highlight of pictures as several were buried after the tragic terror attack in Kasese district, all photos by AFP;