The sugar firm which wants to use part of the Mabira forest is Asian-owned, and the demonstrations may have taken on a racial dimension, reported the BBC, with some protestors blaming the country’s Asian-Ugandan population for the situation.
A suspected looter was shot by guards, a passer-by was hit by a stray bullet and an Asian man was stoned to death, while police have fired live bullets.
Environmentalists say the sugar company’s move threatens the existence of rare species of trees and birds in the 30,000 hectare forest.
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