{"id":56293,"date":"2023-09-29T12:47:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T12:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/wildlife-ranger-shoots-one-dead-injures-another-in-murchison-falls-national-park-operation"},"modified":"2023-09-29T14:16:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T14:16:07","slug":"wildlife-ranger-shoots-one-dead-injures-another-in-murchison-falls-national-park-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/wildlife-ranger-shoots-one-dead-injures-another-in-murchison-falls-national-park-operation","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife ranger shoots one dead, injures another in Murchison Falls National Park operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>A wildlife ranger attached to Murchison Falls National Park has fatally shot one person and injured another in Kituuka 1 Village, Labongo Sub-county, Masindi District. 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A wildlife ranger attached to Murchison Falls National Park has fatally shot one person and injured another in Kituuka 1 Village, Labongo Sub-county, Masindi District. 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