The Islamic State (IS) has come out and claimed responsibility for the twin bomb blasts that went off yesterday killing six people and injuring at least 30 when Suicide bombers set off two powerful explosions.
The bombs went off in the center of Uganda’s capital, Kampala, during rush hour in an attack later claimed by Islamic State.
The explosion took place within about 550 yards and three minutes of each other in Kampala’s heavily guarded business district, police spokesman Fred Enanga said. Three suspected suicide bombers also died in the blasts.
According to the BBC, IS issued a statement on its Telegram channel, then reported by its Amaq News Agency, saying that its members carried out the attacks however, President Museveni in a statement blamed ADF rebels for the blasts.
There have been a number of bomb explosions in recent weeks. Last month, a 20-year-old waitress was killed after a device, left in a shopping bag, detonated in a bar in the city. Days later several people were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a bus near Kampala.
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