source: URN (Uganda)
actor1: Rioters (Uganda)
actor2: Civilians (Uganda)
location: Jinja
notes: On 8 August 2021, a mob of local residents set fire to a vehicle belonging to a man, who had allegedly fled an accident that he provoked, in Jinja (Eastern). The mob was armed with jerrycans and rudimental weapons, and police forces intervened with live bullets to disperse the demonstrators. No fatalities or injuries were reported. [size=no report]