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Entrepreneurial couple shot dead in Kisoro, Uganda

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Ugandan businessman Africano Nteziyaremye and his wife, Peace Kyompeire, were shot dead outside their home in Kisoro, south-western Uganda. The attackers fled on a motorcycle and no arrests had been announced, while police continued their investigations, according to The Observer.

Ugandan businessman Africano Nteziyaremye and his wife, Peace Kyompeire, were shot dead on Saturday at about 11pm at the entrance to their home in Zindiro village, Kisoro, reports The Observer. The couple were returning from their wholesale shop when a group of armed people travelling by motorcycle opened fire on their vehicle, according to residents quoted by the newspaper.

Both victims died at the scene. Police arrived shortly after the shooting and cordoned off the area. The couple’s shop is near the road leading to Kisoro Mosque.

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