Fire destroys Uganda World Heritage Site mausoleum

A local paper daily said arson could have sparked the flames.

"A white numberless pickup truck reportedly emerged from the tombs shortly after the fire broke out," the paper said, quoting motorcycle taxi riders near the scene. Other witnesses, the paper said, reported a fleeing man shooting in the air to scare away motorcycle riders pursuing him.

(Editing by Helen Nyambura-Mwaura and Matthew Jones)