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- ↑ Storm over 'pig-for-name' artist, BBC, 17 November 2006
- 1 2 The Hornsleths of Uganda, by Lars Eriksen, at the Guardian ; published November 17, 2006; retrieved October 12, 2014
- ↑ Hornsleth Satanic, Says Minister Buturo., by Steven Candia, from AllAfrica.com (archived at HighBeam Research); published October 26, 2006; retrieved October 12, 2014
- ↑ Hornsleth show angers govt Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine at New Vision, November 15, 2006
- ↑ Memories of Hornsleth Still Abound in Buteyongera Village, by Hellen Ntegyereize, at Uganda Radio Network; published June 26, 2008; retrieved November 16, 2017
- ↑ Suspicious alien arrested in Nakasongola Barracks, by Benon Tugumisirize, at The Observer ; published August 19, 2012; retrieved November 16, 2017