Uganda, April 25 -- One student is nursing injuries in hospital after he was shot by police deployed to disperse a protest at Apac Seed Secondary School in Apac District.

Walter Alele, 19, was reportedly hit in both legs as he tried to flee the school upon the arrival of police officers who were deployed to contain the rowdy students during the Tuesday protest.

He was discovered bleeding in a nearby bush by fellow students and rushed to Apac Nursing Home, a private health facility in Apac Municipality, where he is currently receiving medical treatment.

Students staged a protest at the government-owned school located in Apac Sub County in the wee hours of Tuesday after the institution's management suspended one of their colleagues for a...