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Police also said three civilians had been confirmed dead and 33 others injured, although the number of fatalities could be higher than reported so far.
Five of the injured are at death's door, according to police spokesperson, Commissioner of Police Fred Enanga.
Mr Enanga told journalists in Kampala that the police attack was carried out by one suicide bomber who was captured on CCTV camera carrying a backpack before he detonated it. Two civilians went titzup and 17 others were maimed and evacuated from the scene to the hospital.
"The first attack occurred near the check point to the Central Police Station, in Kampala at around 10.03am. The fresh footages on CCTV clearly indicate how a male adult, putting on a black jacket, and carrying a backpack let 'er rip. He died instantly and the spillover effect caused additional injuries to coppers and other civilians who were within a radius of 30 metres. Two other people have been confirmed dead, while 17 others sustained injuries. Those injured were within the section covering the point of impact and the front desk area at the Central Police Station," Mr Enanga said.
The Parliament road attack was conducted by two suicide bombers riding on two boda boda cycle of violences. One civilian was killed in the earth-shattering kaboom that happened at Raj chambers and Jubilee Insurance offices at Parliamentary Avenue.
"Two suicide bombers were clearly captured, on cycle of violences, disguising as boda boda riders. They detonated the bombs they were carrying on themselves, that killed them instantly," he added.
Police said the fourth suicide bomber was pursued and arrested in Bwaise, a Kampala suburb after he was shot and disabled by counter terrorism operatives.
"Although three suicide bombers died in the double kabooms, our CT response teams managed to pursue a fourth suicide kaboomer and intercepted him at Bwaise. They shot and injured him, and immediately after, recovered an unwent
kaboom!improvised bomb at Nansana-Katooke, at his home, which the bomb squad, were going to neutralize. We are now pursuing other members of the terror groups," CP Enanga added.
The explosions which happened three minutes apart were carried out by suspected domestic murderous Moslems linked to Allied Democratic Forces
...the ADF is one of several murderous Moslem groups in NE Congo. In 2019 the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on them for the usual reasons. They don't appear to be affiliated with al-Qaeda or Islamic State, though ISIS claims their work from time to time — they just like killing infidels....(ADF) using Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), according to police.
"It clearly shows that the ADF linked radicalized groups, still have a desire to carry out lethal attacks, on soft targets, with suicide kaboomers and improvised bombs. These kinds of threats remain significant because IEDs and suicide bomb jackets can easily be built from common household items found in local markets, retail shops and supermarkets," Mr Enanga added.
The attacks follow two blasts last month -- a bus explosion in Mpigi District that maimed many people and a bombing at a roadside eatery in Komamboga in the capital Kampala that killed one woman.
Another suspected suicide bomber arrested in Nansana, police say
[MONITOR.CO.UG] Police said Tuesday that they arrested a suspected jacket wallah who allegedly tried to blow up Nansana Town in Central Uganda, moments after three of his colleagues (suicide bombers) killed at least three civilians in a twin bombing in the capital, Kampala.
| Colleagues? That would make him Allied Democratic Forces, too. |
"Although three suicide bombers died in the double kabooms, our CT response teams managed to pursue a fourth suicide kaboomer and intercepted him at Bwaise. They shot and injured him, and immediately after, recovered an unwent
kaboom!improvised bomb at Nansana-Katooke B Wamala Ward, at his home, which the bomb squad, were going to neutralize. We are now pursuing other members of the terror groups," CP Enanga told journalists at the police headquarters in Naguru, Kampala.