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Uganda prosecutor in 'al-Shabab bomb case' shot dead
Source: BBC
Joan Kagezi, the top Ugandan state prosecutor in the trial of 13 men accused of a deadly al-Shabab bomb attack, has been shot dead in Kampala.
Ms Kagezi was targeted by gunmen on a motorcycle as she was on her way home.
The suicide bombing in Kampala in 2010 killed 76 people as they watched the football World Cup final.
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Uganda was under threat because it is a key contributor to the African Union mission fighting al-Shabab inside Somalia, a spokesman said.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-32125134
