Kampala After an attack by the terrorist militia Islamic State (IS) in Uganda, East Africa, the death toll rose to 13.
Yesterday, three suicide bombers detonated explosives in two places in the city center of the capital Kampala. Three people and the attacker were killed; another 33 people were injured. Seven other terrorists who resisted arrest were subsequently killed, President Yoweri Museveni said on the night. More than 80 alleged extremists have been arrested. Yesterday the number of victims was six.
The IS confessed to the attack via the digital messenger service Telegram. The militia alleged that they also killed police officers in the attack. According to the police, the perpetrators belonged to the Islamist Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an IS branch that was classified by the US government as a terrorist organization in March.
The first explosion occurred at 10.03 local time (8.03 CET) near the central police station in Kampala, the police said. Three minutes later, two more assassins, disguised as motorcycle messengers, are said to have detonated the next explosive devices near the parliament. Another suspect was arrested and led the police to a bomb. She was defused.
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