Friday, January 24

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Ugandan fan shot dead celebrating Arsenal beating Manchester United
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Ugandan fan shot dead celebrating Arsenal beating Manchester United

Lawrence Mugejera was being treated in hospital after being shot A fan of English football club Arsenal, who was celebrating the team's victory over Manchester United, has allegedly been shot dead by a security guard in Uganda. Another fan was injured as the guard opened fire on a large crowd of jubilant supporters at a restaurant in Lukaya town in central Uganda, about 100km (62 miles) from the capital Kampala. It happened towards the end of the match, which Arsenal won 2-0. A local journalist told the BBC that the building's manager was angered by the noise that the jubilant supporters were making and asked the guard to intervene. However, the fans did not heed a warning to quiet down. Witnesses told the journalist, Farish Magembe, that the owner switched off the p...