Bobi Wine, Uganda's main opposition leader, injured in altercation with police - aide

His party says he is to undergo surgery to remove fragments from a tear-gas cannister.

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The National Unity Platform (NUP) said the pop star-turned-politician had been hit by a tear-gas canister - initially it was thought his wound was caused by a bullet.

The incident occurred while the NUP leader was on his way to visit his lawyers on Tuesday in Bulindo, which is about 20km (12 miles) north of the capital, Kampala

A statement from the police said officers on site reported that the opposition leader had stumbled while getting into his vehicle.

Earlier, the X account of Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, first broke the news, saying: “@HEBobiwine has been shot in the leg by police in Bulindo.”

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