Most of those killed are guards who protected a traditional monarch accused of harboring rebels in the western Kasese district.
The king, Charles Wesley Mumbere of the Kingdom of Rwenzururu, is now in detention after his palace was assaulted by the military on Sunday.
Interior Minister Jeje Odongo told reporters today that weapons, including automatic guns, were seized at the palace.
The killings underscore tensions between longtime President Yoweri Museveni and tribal rulers who are constitutionally recognised but have no real authority or armies of their own.
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