Pope Francis today condemned the brutal attack on a high school in Uganda, where jihadists killed at least 41 people, including 38 students.
"I pray for the students, victims of a brutal attack on a school in western Uganda," the pope told the faithful gathered at Sunday's prayer in St. Peter's Square.
Ugandan authorities yesterday found the bodies of 41 people killed, including 38 students, after rebels attacked a high school near the border with Congo.
After the attack, the rebels kidnapped an unknown number of people and fled across the porous border into the Congo.
The school, which is privately owned, is located two kilometers from the border with the Congo.
The armed group ADF, formed in the early 1990s and close to the jihadists of the Islamic State, has been accused of killing several thousand civilians in the Congo.
The ADF claims that it is fighting on behalf of the rights of Muslims against the government of Ugandan President Josephi Museveni.
Thanked for "affection, attention and friendship" and prayers
Today, two days after he was discharged from the hospital, the Pope greeted the crowd in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican and thanked him for the comfort he received during his stay in the hospital, reports AP.
The pope expressed gratitude for the "affection, attention and friendship" and prayers during his hospitalization for abdominal surgery on June 7 at a hospital in Rome.
"This human and spiritual closeness was a great help and consolation for me," said the pope.
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