Insurgents storm refugee camp in northern Uganda, killing 192

Monday, February 23, 2004

KAMPALA, Uganda -- Scores of rebels armed with assault rifles, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades attacked a refugee camp in northern Uganda and torched huts, killing 192 people and wounding dozens more, a local legislator said Sunday.

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