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The Kampala Attacks and Their Regional Implications
The Islamic State has claimed two suicide bombings in the Ugandan capital Kampala
In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Dino Mahtani unpacks what happened and assesses the threat of further such attacks in East Africa.
- Dino Mahtani
- ICG
What happened and who is allegedly involved?
On 16 November, a trio of suicide bombers targeted Kampala, Uganda’s capital city, one detonating his vest outside police headquarters and two more blowing themselves up near parliament.
The attacks killed at least four other people, according to official reports, and wounded 37 more, 27 of whom were police officers.
As the city reeled from the blasts, security forces hunted down a…