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Uganda: Explosion in Kampala leaves 1 dead

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Oct 24, 2021, at 10:06 pm

Kampala: A bomb blast in Uganda's Kampala on Saturday left at least one person dead and five others hurt, officials said.

Country's President Yoweri Museveni confirmed the incident and tweeted: "I have been briefed on the bomb incident in Kwata zone, Komamboga. The Information I have is that 3 people came and left a package in kaveera which later on exploded, killing 1 person and injuring 5 others. It seems to be a terrorist act but we shall get the perpetrators."

I have been briefed on the bomb incident in Kwata zone, Komamboga. The Information I have is that 3 people came and left a package in kaveera which later on exploded, killing 1 person and injuring 5 others.
It seems to be a terrorist act but we shall get the perpetrators.
— Yoweri K Museveni (@KagutaMuseveni) October 24, 2021

The President said police have started investigating the incident.

The Police Specialists are on the ground investigating the whole incident. They will give us more information later. They will also give guidelines on vigilance by the Public dealing with these possible terrorists.
— Yoweri K Museveni (@KagutaMuseveni) October 24, 2021

"The Police Specialists are on the ground investigating the whole incident. They will give us more information later. They will also give guidelines on vigilance by the Public dealing with these possible terrorists," he tweeted.

The public should not fear, we shall defeat this criminality like we have defeated all the other criminality committed by the pigs who don't respect life.
— Yoweri K Museveni (@KagutaMuseveni) October 24, 2021

Urging people not to be scared, he said: "The public should not fear, we shall defeat this criminality like we have defeated all the other criminality committed by the pigs who don't respect life."

#KAMPALA

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni says that the deadly blast in the capital, Kampala, late Saturday was "a 'terrorist act'' and vows to "get the perpetrators"

Museveni says three people "left a package" at the scene that later exploded.pic.twitter.com/4rbFoeUIhq
— Kennedy Wandera (@VOA_Wandera) October 24, 2021

#Uganda #UgandaBlast #Kampala

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