source: New Vision (Uganda)
actor1: Rioters (Uganda)
actor2: Police Forces of Uganda (1986-)
location: Pallisa
notes: On 5 December 2021, a mob of local residents beat two police officers, and attempted to loot their weapons and disrupt a function that was being protected by police, in Pallisa (Eastern). The two policemen were injured, but other police officers came in their support, using teargas to disperse the mob. There were no fatalities. 27 civilians, suspected of being part of the mob, were later arrested. [size=no report]