Uganda Police presser on the two explosions in Kampala.

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A summary of the presser

In total, six people are dead, three attackers, and three victims.  The numbers of the injured have risen to 33. – Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga

We managed to cordon off the area and observe movements. We managed to identify an attacker, and we gave him a good chase up to Bwaise, where we arrested him. We have managed to counter several bomb threats in this country.

It needs a concerted effort because the target is all Ugandans. We are going to pursue all terrorists and collaborators.

The fresh footages on CCTV clearly indicate how a male adult, putting on a black jacket, and carrying a backpack, detonated himself.

He died instantly, and the spillover effect caused additional injuries to police officers and other civilians within a radius of 30 meters.

“Two suicide bombers were clearly captured at Parliamentary Avenue on motorcycles, disguising as boda boda riders. They detonated the bombs they were carrying on themselves, that killed them instantly”

Five people were critically injured. Right now, we have to give the victims some privacy. We need to be cautious in sharing the images.

 

These attacks come 22 days after the last suicide bomb attack on a Swift Safaris Bus.  It clearly shows that the ADF linked radicalized groups, still have a desire to carry out lethal attacks, on soft targets, with suicide attackers and improvised explosive devices