9 dead after boat capsizes on Lake Albert in Uganda


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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities say at least nine people have drowned after a boat capsized on Lake Albert on Christmas day.

District Police Commander John Rutangira says 45 football fans had crowded into the fishing boat.

Police say the others survived, including 21 who at first were described as missing.

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