Uganda’s second-largest city, Jinja, was paralyzed today after Government troops looted shops and homes, according to reports reaching here.

Residents reached by telephone said hundreds of soldiers, sent to fight rebels who were in the area Sunday, started looting businesses and houses early this morning.

They said officers later restored order among their men but banks, shops and other businesses remained shut throughout the day, paralyzing all activity in the city of 200,000. No casualties were reported.