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Around 40 people, mostly pupils, have been killed at a school in western Uganda by rebels linked to the Islamic State group (IS).

A further eight people remain in a critical condition after the attack on Lhubiriha secondary school in Mpondwe.

Boys staying in dormitories are among the dead. Several others, mostly girls, have been abducted, authorities say.

The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) - based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - have been blamed.
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The attack happened at around 23:30 (20:30 GMT) on Friday at the school in the Kasese district in western Uganda.
Over 60 people are educated at the school, most of whom live there.
 
Some five suspected ADF rebels carried out the attack, burning the school buildings and looting the food store, the Ugandan army has said.

Some of the boys were burnt or hacked to death, Maj Gen Dick Olum from the army said.

Survivors told local media that the attackers used machetes against the students before throwing a bomb into a dormitory.

The ages of the victims are not known.
Some of the bodies are said to have been badly burnt and DNA tests will need to be carried out to identify them.