Uganda protests killing of two nationals in Rwanda

Uganda has protested to Rwanda after two suspected smugglers were shot dead by Rwandan soldiers near their common border.

A letter delivered to Rwanda’s high commissioner in Kampala describes the incident as murder and also mentions a Rwandan who was shot and injured on Ugandan soil.

It says the alleged crime of smuggling cannot justify what it called high-handed and criminal acts by Rwandan security personnel.

A local Rwandan mayor on Tuesday oversaw the handing over of the bodies to Ugandan police.