Ugandan police has stated that the country will not heighten its terror-alert threat level despite recent travel advisories by the UK and French embassies warning their citizens of a likely attack.
Speaking to journalists on Monday, Police spokesperson Fred Enanga stated that the threat levels would not be raised until security teams have more tangible information.
He revealed that the government has also contacted the British and French embassies to find out what specific information they had.
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Africa Daily News, New York reports that the UK’s travel advice, updated last week, says that “terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks in Uganda. Attacks could be indiscriminate, including in places visited by foreigners.”
Uganda’s police say that counter-terror teams have thwarted several plots, both foreign and domestic, since the twin bombings in the capital, Kampala, on 11 July 2010.
No fewer than 70 people were killed in the suicide attacks at two venues screening the football World Cup final.
The Somalia-based militant group al-Shabab said it was responsible saying it was in retaliation for Uganda’s deployment in Somalia as part of the African Union force there.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
