US embassy issues warning amid Uganda terror threats
The US embassy in Uganda has warned that “there remains a threat of terrorist attacks in Uganda and throughout the region”
This is after the police evacuated a business centre in Bunamwaya, recovering an Improvised Explosive Device.
The US embassy has also told US citizens to stay alert and avoid large public gatherings, a day after the police thwarted a suicide bombing attack at Rubaga Miracle Centre, a church operated by the prominent preacher Pastor Robert Kayanja.
Police spokesperson, Mr Fred Enanga has told a weekly news conference that a 28-year-old suspected suicide bomber was arrested before he entered the church yesterday.
He says the arrested suspect is helping the police to locate three others believed to be part of a coordinated plot targeting churches across Uganda.
According to police reports, the man had concealed an improvised explosive device in a food flask placed in a bag.
Authorities successfully detonated the explosive, which comprised nails, a cell phone, detonator, booster charger and other components.
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