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| Uganda royal tombs gutted by fire | Uganda royal tombs gutted by fire |
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| The tombs of Ugandan regional kings have been wrecked by fire, sparking protests amid claims of arson. | The tombs of Ugandan regional kings have been wrecked by fire, sparking protests amid claims of arson. |
| Police were deployed across the capital, Kampala, to quell the unrest. It is not clear what started the fires. | Police were deployed across the capital, Kampala, to quell the unrest. It is not clear what started the fires. |
| The Unesco-listed structures, made of reed with thatched roofs, were built in the 19th Century as a burial site for four kings of the Buganda region. | The Unesco-listed structures, made of reed with thatched roofs, were built in the 19th Century as a burial site for four kings of the Buganda region. |
| Supporters of the current Buganda king rioted last year over government plans they felt would reduce their autonomy. | Supporters of the current Buganda king rioted last year over government plans they felt would reduce their autonomy. |
| The BBC's Joshua Mmali, at the scene of the fire in Kasubi, a district of Kampala, says people are mourning the loss of the monuments. | The BBC's Joshua Mmali, at the scene of the fire in Kasubi, a district of Kampala, says people are mourning the loss of the monuments. |
| He says the tombs were revered among some people in the Buganda region as a symbol of what had traditionally belonged to their kingdom. | |
| Buganda is the largest of Uganda's four ancient kingdoms. | Buganda is the largest of Uganda's four ancient kingdoms. |
| They were abolished in 1966 but reinstated by current President Yoweri Museveni in 1993. | |
| However, he restored them only as cultural institutions with no political power. |