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Two people who the Ugandan army describe as “armed terrorists” have been killed in the capital, Kampala, as the country marks Martyrs Day – a Christian celebration to commemorate the faithful who died in the 19th Century.<\/p>\n
A counter-terrorism unit “intercepted and neutralized” the two, one of whom was a suicide bomber, in the upmarket suburb of Munyonyo, army spokesperson Chris Magezi said in a post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n The incident took place near the Roman Catholic Munyonyo Martyrs’ Shrine, where a small group had gathered to pray, local media reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n Reports also cited an explosion, with an eyewitness telling Uganda’s Daily Monitor newspaper that “the explosive detonated midway towards the church”.<\/p>\n There were no other casualties, the Reuters news agency reports.<\/p>\n The army spokesperson did not confirm the blast, but added that the authorities were on “heightened alert”.<\/p>\n One of those killed was a female “suicide bomber laden with powerful explosives”, Col Magezi said.<\/p>\n Footage from Uganda’s NBS Television<\/a>, showed security and forensics personnel at the scene of the incident, after having sealed off the area.<\/p>\n Col Magezi told Reuters that it was believed the two people were linked to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), which has been linked to the Islamic State (IS) group.<\/p>\n The ADF has not yet commented.<\/p>\n Uganda has historically faced threats from the group.<\/p>\n