{"id":20136,"date":"2021-10-24T17:42:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T17:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=20136"},"modified":"2021-10-24T15:57:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-24T15:57:07","slug":"one-dead-in-kampala-bomb-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/one-dead-in-kampala-bomb-blast","title":{"rendered":"One dead in Kampala bomb blast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>One person died and three others were severely injured in a Saturday night &#8220;serious&#8221; explosion at Digida pork joint in Komamboga, Kawempe Division, Kampala.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There was a bomb blast. Two persons- a young lady and a gentleman fatally wounded and others admitted with serious injuries,&#8221; police chief political commissar, AIGP Asan Kasingye disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>President Museveni on Sunday echoed determination to defeat potential terrorists involved in the act.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The information I have is that three people came and left a package in kaveera (polythene bag) which later on exploded. It seems to be a terrorist act but we shall get the perpetrators,&#8221; Mr Museveni said in a statement on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Security forces rushed to the scene October 23 following the blast that went off at around 9pm but media coverage was restricted as armed forces cordoned off the place.<\/p>\n<p>VIDEO: Eyewitness narrates what happened when an explosion rocked Komamboga, a Kampala suburb. Eyewitnesses, NTV Uganda has spoken to, insist that the explosion was due to a bomb. At least 2 people have died due to the explosion. #NTVNews<\/p>\n<p>Read more ?https:\/\/t.co\/XAKoZcvEwa pic.twitter.com\/jJbAOdtbjm<\/p>\n<p>Police said investigations were already underway after the deadly incident that occured over two hours past a 7pm Covid-19 induced curfew.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our joint task teams from the bomb squad (were) called to thoroughly document the scene- to help determine whether the explosion arose out of an intentional act or not,&#8221; Police informed in a statement late Saturday, further asking the public &#8220;to remain calm as we (police) establish the true circumstances surrounding the incident.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On October 14, the United Kingdom (UK) warned of an imminent terror attack in Uganda.<\/p>\n<p>The East African nation last suffered a major terror attack July 11, 2010 after a militant Islamist group, Al-Shabab, killed over 75 people in a Kampala twin-bombing as hundreds watched a football World Cup final match.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The public should not fear. We shall defeat this criminality like we have defeated all the other criminality committed by the pigs who don&#8217;t respect life,&#8221; Mr Museveni urged.<\/p>\n<p>No terror group had claimed the attack by press time.<\/p>\n<p>VIDEO: Tearful survivors of the Komamboga explosion try to explain what caused it. Earlier, an explosion rocked a pork joint in Komamboga, Kampala. Reports suggest that at least 2 people have died due to the explosion. #NTVNews<\/p>\n<p>?: Patrick Ssenyondo pic.twitter.com\/TYPdL05o7V<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. One person died and three others were severely injured in a Saturday night &#8220;serious&#8221; explosion at Digida pork joint in Komamboga, Kawempe Division, Kampala. &#8220;There was a bomb blast. 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