Kampala, June 17: At least 25 people have been killed and eight injured after a school in western Uganda was attacked by armed rebels from the Allied Democratic Force, Uganda's police said on Saturday, CNN reported.

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Uganda Police Force Spokesperson Fred Enanga wrote on Twitter: "A dormitory was burnt and a food store looted. So far 25 bodies have been recovered from the school and transferred to Bwera Hospital." US: Shooting, Fire at Tennessee Home Leads to Six Dead Including Three Children.

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A further eight people remain in critical condition at Bwera Hospital, he added, as per CNN. The spokesperson said that Ugandan Police and the Uganda People's Defense Force were in "hot pursuit" of the suspects.

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