Riots rocked Kampala in support of the king of the Baganda, the country's largest ethnic group. Shops in the capital were looted, cars burned. Uganda's president, Yoweri Museveni, who hails from the much smaller Ankole group, ordered police and soldiers onto the streets. At least 24 people were killed in and around the city; most were shot. The government says the rioters themselves had guns. In fact, it seems likely that the armed forces fired into the crowds. The main Bagandan radio station was closed. Some journalists were arrested and charged with sedition.
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