By Website Writer; The second serious incident of a deadly bomb explosion, which occurred on the Monday, October 25, 2021, at around 5pm, on a bus belonging to Swift Safaris, has been established as a suicide bomb attack, Uganda Police Force has confirmed.
According to the Uganda Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga, this is the first incident of a suicide attack in the country, where the bomber concealed a suicide vest and belt and detonated it on board.
The facts gathered so far indicate that the attacker and an accomplice were among the 52 passengers who boarded Swift Safari’s Bus, under registration number, UAU989T, from Kisenyi Bus Terminal, heading to Ishaka, Bushenyi.
The suspected bomb attacker died on spot also critically injured one passenger, who was seated behind the suicide bomber.
The Police Joint Task Team of experts from CT, intelligence and investigations responded to the incident, and classified it as an incident of domestic terror, with strong linkages to the ADF.
The bus left Kampala at around 4pm, and made a first stop over at Maya checkpoint.
Then proceeded, but shortly after a distance less than two kilometers, one of the passengers who is suspected to have accomplice asked the conductor to allow him disembark from the bus and go back to Kampala, claiming he was needed to process documents to travel abroad.
The bus stopped and the conductor allowed him to disembark. It was after a distance of 8 to 10kms, at a place identified as LungalaLC1, Maziba Ward Mpigi Town Council, in Mpigi District, that the bomb exploded in the bus.
The suicide bomber identified as Matovu Isaac, a 23-year-old, male adult and resident of Kamuli “A” Zone, in Kireka, died on the spot.
He was on the wanted list by security for being a member of the ADF sleeper cells, as “MUZAFALU”.
This is the second domestic terror attack Uganda has suffered within a two days margin after the Digida Pork, Joint – Komamboga bomb blast on Saturday.
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