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The police in Uganda have in their custody a man who confessed setting fire to the five royal tombs of the traditional Buganda kings early March. The unnamed man turned himself up to the Uganda police and claimed he was instructed to start the fire in a vision that said the tombs were "satanic".
The Buganda kingdom has great social influence and the fire sparked riots during which security forces shot and killed three people.
According to the BBC the police say they are checking on the man's mental health.
Buganda is the largest of Uganda's four ancient kingdoms, none of which have any political power.
A dispute over territory between Buganda King Ronald Mutebi and President Yoweri Museveni led to mass riots in 2009.
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