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Suspected female suicide bomber killed in Kalerwe market

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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A suspected female suicide bomber has been killed in Kalerwe Market this morning. The Uganda Of us’s Defence Forces (UPDF) bomb squad is at this time on the bottom accomplishing investigations, in step with a press commence posted on X (formerly Twitter).

This comes simply weeks after the same dread-associated incident earlier this month in Munyonyo, where two people described by the UPDF as “armed terrorists” had been intercepted and killed by a counter-terrorism unit. One of them used to be usually referred to as a female suicide bomber.

The operation came about end to the Roman Catholic Munyonyo Martyrs’ Shrine throughout Martyrs Day celebrations, where a community had gathered in prayer. Experiences on the time indicated an explosion came about as the two approached the church on a motorcycle.

Military spokesperson, Col Chris Magezi stated that one in every of the suspects used to be “weighted down with mighty explosives.” Authorities believed the pair had hyperlinks to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a militant community affiliated with the Islamic Train.

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