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Uganda shuts down 5 madrassas over training extremists

KAMPALA, Uganda — A Ugandan police official says five madrassas (Islamic Seminaries) across Uganda have been shut down over allegations they are training students to become extremists.

Patrick Onyango, a spokesman for police in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, said Monday that some Islamic schools were training children to become fighters in a rebel group opposed to Uganda's government.

Uganda shuts down 5 madrassas over training extremists