source: URN (Uganda)
actor1: Rioters (Uganda)
actor2: Police Forces of Uganda (1986-)
location: Ayer
notes: On May 6th, a lynch mob formed outside the police station in Alemi, Ayer subcountyand attempted to execute two suspected cattle raiders who had been rescued from the mob by police earlier that day. Police fired tear gas and live rounds to disperse the vigilantes, who responded by burning down the police station and setting fire to two motobikes. 13 suspects have been arrested, ten are at large. [size=dozens]