Ugandan Rebels Kill 44 People in Dawn Raid-Priest

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

Uganda has asked the court to investigate allegations of human rights abuses by the LRA, a cult-like group that has terrorised villagers in the north for more 17 years, abducting thousands of children for use as fighters and sex slaves.

Priests have a solid track record of providing accurate accounts of attacks by the LRA.

A Spanish missionary in Uganda warned on Wednesday that issuing arrest warrants would end any hope of a peaceful resolution to the conflict with the rebels, who have not issued a clear public statement of the aims of their rebellion.

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