Four die in protest over forest use
Protesters stoned to death two people of Asian origin during a demonstration against a Ugandan Asian company that wants to grow sugar cane in the country’s largest natural forest.
Two other people were killed in the rioting, and protesters also vandalized a Hindu temple.
Troops set up roadblocks in parts of Kampala, the capital, to try to halt the protests.
The nationality of the victims was not immediately known, but they were not believed to be connected with Mehta Group, which has business interests in Uganda and Kenya.
A subsidiary of the company, Sugar Corp. of Uganda, wants to use nearly one-third of the Mabira Forest Reserve to expand its sugar plantation.
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