Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine shot in leg, his party says


FILE PHOTO: Ugandan opposition leader and singer Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known as Bobi Wine looks on after his arrival to address Ugandans living in South Africa on political issues in their home country, at the sports ground in Germiston, southeast of Johannesburg, South Africa, October 3, 2023. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

KAMPALA (Reuters) -Uganda's main opposition leader Bobi Wine, who has emerged as the most formidable opponent of veteran President Yoweri Museveni, was shot in the leg by security agents in a northern suburb of the capital Kampala on Tuesday, his party said.

Wine, a pop star turned politician whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, finished runner-up in the 2021 presidential election behind Museveni, who has ruled the East African country for nearly four decades.

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