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Amin flees Kampala as coup sparks gunfire near capital
Nairobi reports Ugandan President Idi Amin fled his Kampala HQ amid a mutiny as troops and gunfire erupted. Amin sought a leave outside Uganda, the Ugandan Defense Council overruled. Kenya froze fuel shipments over a $54 million debt, threatening oil and gas deliveries until paid.
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