Uganda charges 15 people with terrorist bombings in the capital
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The 15 charged people will appear before the court on January 13, 2022.
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Three were killed in the Uganda bomb attack.
Uganda charged 15 people on Thursday with terrorism and supporting terrorism in connection with the explosions that occurred in the country's capital and elsewhere in October and November, killing at least nine people.
In the early hours of Nov. 16, a suicide bomber detonated a bomb at the door of a police station in Kampala's downtown district. Two other suicide bombers detonated three minutes later along a route leading to the Parliament.
At least seven were killed in the blasts, including the bombers, and others were injured.
Two people were killed in two other bombings in October, one at a restaurant and another on a bus.
ISIS claimed responsibility for both the Nov. 16 attack and the restaurant attack.
🇺🇬 - Uganda on Thursday charged 15 #people with offences including terrorism and aiding #terrorism related to their alleged role in bombings in the country's capital and elsewhere in October and #November that left at least nine people dead. (Reuters)
— Melvis (@The_Melvis) December 23, 2021
According to Reuters, the 15 people, among other accusations, "intentionally and unlawfully, manufactured, delivered, placed, and detonated an improvised explosive device ... with intent to cause death or serious bodily injuries," to influence the government or intimidate the public.
The attacks in October and November forced the Ugandan military to deploy in eastern Congo in late November to take on the terrorists.
The suspects were remanded until January 13, when they will appear in court again.
