The Ugandan military announced on Thursday that it arrested the four masterminds behind last month’s deadly World Cup blasts. Coordinated attacks hit Kyadondo Rugby Club and the Ethiopian Village restaurant in the capital Kampala while patrons watched the World Cup final on television. The attacks killed a total of 74 people.
The four men are Ugandan and all reportedly confessed their involvement in the bloodshed, and claimed to have done it because of “religious convictions,” and were not offered money. One of those arrested cried during Thursday’s conference.
Somali Islamist insurgency group Al-Shabaab took responsibility for the bomb attacks. According to the group, killings in Uganda were a gesture of revenge for the role Uganda played in the United Nations-approved African Union mission to Somalia. The mission sent 5,000 troops to Somalia in order to support the besieged government.
One of the arrested admitted to having been the link to Al-Shabaab.
So far, Ugandan police have detained 22 suspects, allegedly linked to the twin bombings in Kampala, BBC reported.
The four men are Ugandan and all reportedly confessed their involvement in the bloodshed, and claimed to have done it because of “religious convictions,” and were not offered money. One of those arrested cried during Thursday’s conference.
Somali Islamist insurgency group Al-Shabaab took responsibility for the bomb attacks. According to the group, killings in Uganda were a gesture of revenge for the role Uganda played in the United Nations-approved African Union mission to Somalia. The mission sent 5,000 troops to Somalia in order to support the besieged government.
One of the arrested admitted to having been the link to Al-Shabaab.
So far, Ugandan police have detained 22 suspects, allegedly linked to the twin bombings in Kampala, BBC reported.
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