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Ugandan Army Detains Two US Journalists Near Kampala
Two American reporters Charles Powers of the Los Angeles Times and Robert Rosenthal of the Philadelphia Inquirer were detained by Ugandan soldiers near Bombo about 19 miles north of Kampala while photographing an operation against guerrillas. The U.S. embassy in Kampala said they are being held in a Bombo army barracks and urged their handover to Ugandan police for return to Nairobi.
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Nairobi
Kenya
U.S
Kampala
Charles T. Powers
Los Angeles Times
Robert Rosenthal
Philadelphia Inquirer
Bombo
Uganda
Milton Obote
Idi Amin