Four Kisasi pupils die in suspected poisoning
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 11, 2 of them from Uganda. 4 killed, according to 2 outlets.
Four pupils of Ta-Alim Primary School and Quran Memorisation Centre in Kisasi, Kampala, have died after falling ill with stomach complications. Police say preliminary findings point to suspected poisoning. Police identified the pupils as 11-year-olds Mariam Nakitende (P.4), Rwahim Kiruta (P.5) and Nasuna Nusufa (P.4), and nine-year-old Nabeta Failuzi (P.3). Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Rachel…
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- 42 outlets: nilepost.co.ug, observer.ug· latest Nov 12, 3:02 AM UTCFour Kisasi pupils die in suspected poisoning ↗
2 outlets from Uganda, where the story is: Nile Post, The Observer · how we count
- Nov 11, 12:32 PM UTCFirst reportFour Pupils Die in Suspected Poisoning at Kawempe Schoolnilepost.co.ug ↗
- Nov 12, 3:02 AM UTC+15 h· you’re reading thisFour Kisasi pupils die in suspected poisoningobserver.ug ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 3:02 AM UTC · +15 h
[Claude] The outlets differ: Report 2 covers the same four pupils and suspected poisoning, but places the school in Kawempe rather than Kisasi, which contradicts Report 1's location.
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