Discovery in Kampala comes one day after man attempted to enter church with bomb in his bag
KAMPALA, Uganda
Uganda police recovered six improvised bombs in Kampala in two days, said a spokesman on Monday.
“A threat environment still exists and as always we have taken measures to respond and mitigate all forms of terror threats,” police spokesman, Fred Enanga, said in a press release.
The bombs were discovered in the outskirts of Bunamwaya, Lungujja and Kayanja zone.
This discovery comes a day after a man attempted to enter a church with a bomb in his bag. Police arrested a 28-year-old man identified as Ibrahim Kintu as he was entering Rubaga Miracle Centre Pentecostal Church with a deadly bomb in his bag. Following his interrogation, he revealed a plot involving six terrorists and led the police to a rented house where more bombs were found.
“We recovered more bombs from a private home in Lungujja. The occupants of the home were not around and we are looking for them,” Enanga said.
The US Embassy has recently issued a warning about security concerns in Uganda, citing crime, terrorism, and anti-LGBTQ+ issues.
In November 2021, three people were killed in Kampala in two suicide bombings. In July 2010, 74 people were killed, and dozens were injured when suicide bombers detonated explosives while people were watching World Cup matches on television at two locations in Kampala.
In both incidents, Daesh/ISIS claimed responsibility, asserting that they were avenging Uganda’s deployment of troops to maintain peace in Somalia.
