Uganda’s President Says Deadly Blast Likely a Terrorist Act

Police secure a road leading to the scene of an explosion in the Komamboga suburb of the capital Kampala, Uganda, on Oct. 24, 2021. Nicholas Bamulanzeki/AP Photo

KAMPALA, Uganda—An explosion at an eatery in Uganda’s capital was an apparent terrorist act, President Yoweri Museveni said on Sunday.

Museveni said three people entered the eatery in a suburb of Kampala on Saturday evening and left a plastic bag whose contents later exploded.