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Businesses in Tororo town were forced to close amid volleys of gunfire and clouds of tear gas, as police fought running battleswith boda boda cyclists protesting the decision by traffic police officers to impound about 300 motorcycles for lack of third party insurance and driving permits; the four-hour scuffle led to the arrest of two security personnel, including a police officer attached to the integrated highway patrol, over illegal shooting and injuring of civilians. A 13 year old boy was killed by a police bullet |