At least 41 people are dead following an attack by suspected rebels on a secondary school in Uganda near the border with Congo, the local mayor said on Saturday.Eight people remain in a critical condition, while others have been abducted by the rebelsThe victims included 38 students, one guard and two members of the local community who were killed outside the school, Mpondwe-Lhubiriha mayor Selevest Mapoze told the Associated Press .
Police said in a statement that eight survivors were in a critical condition after the attack. Twenty-five bodies had also been recovered from the school and transferred to Bwera Hospital. Influential political leader Winnie Kiiza, a former lawmaker from the region, condemned the "cowardly attack" on Twitter."Attacks on schools are unacceptable and are a grave violation of children's rights," she said, adding that schools should always be "a safe place for every student".
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
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