Mpondwe school massacre

Mpondwe school massacre
Part of the Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
LocationMpondwe Lhubiriha Secondary School, Mpondwe, Kasese District, Uganda
Coordinates00°01′41″N 29°44′09″E / 0.02806°N 29.73583°E / 0.02806; 29.73583
Date16 June 2023
23:30 (EAT: GMT+3)
Attack type
  • Arson
  • looting
  • school massacre
  • terrorism
WeaponsPetrol bombs, machetes
Deaths42
Injured8
PerpetratorsAllied Democratic Forces
MotiveJihadism

On 16 June 2023 rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a jihadist group linked to the Islamic State,[1] attacked a secondary school in Mpondwe, a town in western Uganda's Kasese District on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 42 people were killed, including 38 students; 8 were injured.[2][3]

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  2. ^ "Parents submit DNA samples to ID Uganda school massacre victims". Al Jazeera. 20 June 2023. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Dozens killed, six abducted in an attack on Uganda school". Al Jazeera. 17 June 2023. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.