Unexploded suicide vests found at another site in Uganda, official says
By Godfrey Olukya, APTuesday, July 13, 2010
Unexploded suicide vests found at Uganda site
KAMPALA, Uganda — Investigators found several unexploded suicide vests in a disco hall in Uganda’s capital, suggesting that al-Shabab militants planned to carry out more attacks, a government official said Tuesday.
The find in a suburb of Kampala on Monday was consistent with what was seen at the two blast sites in Kampala, said the inspector general of police, Kale Kaihura. Officials believe suicide bombers took part in the twin blasts Sunday night during the World Cup final.
The death toll from Sunday night’s bombing rose to 76, Kaihura said.
Al-Shabab, Somalia’s most dangerous militant group, claimed responsibility for the attacks. The Islamists are calling for Uganda to withdraw their African Union peacekeeping forces from Somalia.
