Militants linked to Islamic State kill 10 in Uganda

Uganda police said gunmen from the Allied Democratic Forces, one of the deadliest militias in the strife-torn east of DRC, crossed the border to attack a trading centre in Kamwenge. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK

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Militants linked to the Islamic State militia group have burned at least 10 civilians to death in an attack on a southwestern town of Uganda, police said Tuesday. 

The gunmen from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), one of the deadliest militias in the strife-torn east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), crossed the border to attack a trading centre in Kamwenge, police said.