The World - News from Sept. 23, 1985
Guerrillas seized a bridge atop the Nile River dam that supplies hydroelectric power to Uganda, cutting off the capital’s main route to Indian Ocean ports, and held it for several hours, travelers and nearby residents reported. There were conflicting reports on whether the rebels of the National Resistance Army simply abandoned the Owen Falls dam, near Jinja, or were routed by government troops.
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