Just hours after the tragedy, the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a twin suicide bombing in Kampala on Tuesday.
The twin suicide bombs went off between CPS and Kooki towers in the morning hours of Tuesday while another went off at parliamentary avenue around Jubilee insurance thus leaving three dead and scores injured.
Islamic State, a renowned terror group also claimed responsibility for the earlier bombings at Digida pork joint in Komamboga and at a swift bus along Masaka road although police have continued to maintain that what happened was a work of domestic terror groups with links to Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
Police Spokesman Fred Enanga said that despite the setback, Ugandan security is battling to stay ahead of the terrorists.
“We have managed to forestall over 150 terror attacks and Kampala remains one of the safest cities in this region. But we call upon our people to remain vigilant because the terror threat is still active,” Enanga said.
In April 2019, Islamic State began to claim some ADF attacks on social media, presenting the group as its regional branch — the Islamic State Central Africa Province, or ISCAP.
In March this year, the United States officially linked the ADF to IS.
