Uganda, April 2 -- Police in Kabale District Tuesday paraded about 20 suspected criminals arrested in a crackdown targeting lawbreakers believed to have been terrorizing locals.

The operation was intelligence-led with District Police Commander (DPC) Joseph Bakaleke leading charges in the operation coming a day after Uganda Radio Network journalist Samuel Amanya was waylaid and injured by thugs armed with pangas at around mid-midnight.

The Easter Monday attack was outside the newsman's residence in Bugongi Cell, Kabale Municipality.

Kigezi region police spokesperson Elly Maate said some of the detainees are "hard core criminals that have been listed for several criminal acts including injuring a woman before stealing her valuables worth...