Uganda\u2019s main opposition leader Bobi Wine has been \u201cseriously injured\u201d in a confrontation with police, his party the National Unity Platform (NUP) said Tuesday. <\/p>\n
The NUP said in a post on social media that Wine was shot in the leg in an attempt on his life, just outside the capital Kampala. Local police said however that the injury was caused when the popstar-turned-politician \u201cstumbled while getting into a vehicle.\u201d <\/p>\n
Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, was the main opposition frontrunner in the presidential elections in January 2021 and lost to President Yoweri Museveni. Museveni claimed at the time that he had been re-elected for a sixth term despite widespread allegations of fraud and intimidation. <\/p>\n
The NUP said in a post on \u2018X\u2019 that Wine was in Bulindo to meet a lawyer when \u201cthe police and military \u2026 surrounded our vehicles and started firing live bullets, teargas canisters and other projectiles.\u201d <\/p>\n
According to the NUP, Wine \u201cwas clearly targeted\u201d and shot in the leg. <\/p>\n
\u201cSecurity operatives have made an attempt on the life of President Bobi Wine,\u201d the NUP claimed on \u2018X\u2019. <\/p>\n
Images posted on his own \u2018X\u2019 account show Wine bleeding and lying in a hospital bed, with a bleeding injury on his shin. A statement on his account said he is being treated by doctors after the shooting. <\/p>\n
\u201cDuring the ensuing altercation, it is alleged that he sustained injuries. Police officers on site claim he stumbled while getting into his vehicle, causing the injury, whereas Hon. Kyagulanyi and his team assert that he was shot,\u201d the police statement said, adding that an investigation is being conducted. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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