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Ugandan leader says anti-corruption protesters 'playing with fire'

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President Yoweri Museveni speaks during an interview at the National Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi district, Uganda, December 4, 2021. [Reuters]

Ugandan protesters who said they would press ahead with a banned anti-corruption march on Tuesday are "playing with fire", the country's president warned.

"Some elements have been planning illegal demonstrations, riots," President Yoweri Museveni said in a televised address late Saturday.

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