Islamic state (I.S) has come out and claimed responsibility for a bomb attack that killed at least one person in Uganda's capital Kampala on Saturday night, they have posted in an affiliated Telegram channel to confirm.
According to reports, the terrorist military group said that some of its members detonated an explosive device in a bar where "members and spies of the Crusader Ugandan government were gathering" in Kampala.
The bomb, packed with nails and shrapnel, targeted a pork restaurant on the outskirts of the capital.
Information gathered indicated that three men, disguised as customers, visited the restaurant, placed a polythene bag under a table and left moments before the explosion, police said.
Information gathered indicated that three men, disguised as customers, visited the restaurant, placed a polythene bag under a table and left moments before the explosion, police said.
The explosion killed a 20-year-old waitress and injured three people, two of whom were in critical condition, police said, adding all indications suggest an act of domestic terror.
President Yoweri Museveni said the attack "seems to be a terrorist act".
