Khartoum - Ugandan authorities have arrested 14 Sudanese nationals in connection with terrorist activities in east Africa. The Sudanese were arrested on Sunday "as part of measures being carried out by Uganda to fight terrorist activties in east Africa", Sudanese ambassador Siraj Eddin Hamid was quoted by Al Rai Al Aam daily as saying. Hamid, interviewed by telephone, said his embassy was following their cases and had asked the Ugandan foreign ministry for details of the precise charges against the suspects. He urged the Ugandan authorities to set them free if there were no specific charges against them or to deport them to Sudan if they proved to be staying illegally in Uganda.
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Ugandan police spokesperson Asuman Mugenyi said on Wednesday that 86 foreigners were in custody after being rounded up in the past few days in a security operation around Kampala, aimed at determining their status and whether any might be a terrorist threat. Mainly Indians and Pakistanis, they also included Ethiopian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean and Sudanese nationals. Ugandan Defence Minister Amama Mbabazi confirmed last weekend that Kampala had credible information that the country was being targeted by terrorists. He said security measures had been put in place to stop any attack. |