FBI jets in to help Uganda

Five people have been arrested in connection with two bomb blast incidents in Uganda's capital Kampala. The death toll had risen to 76 after two more victims died at the Mulago hospital.

Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) agents are already in Uganda to augment investigation into last Sunday night’s terrorist attacks which killed 74 people on the spot while watching the World Cup finals.

The State Minister for Internal Affairs Matia Kasaija told Parliament that the government had arrested five people but did not touch on their nationality. However, military sources said the suspects were “nationals from three African countries”, and they are being held at a location in Kampala. Our source said: “None of the suspects talked in English”.

The FBI investigators flew in from Nairobi, Kenya, Kasaija said and “came to assist by providing initial bomb forensics to assist the Ugandan authorities.” The FBI and DS will be assisting security agencies here with “all aspects of the bombing investigation, to include: forensics, evidence collection, and analysis.”

Somali al-Shabaab Islamists linked to Osama Bin Laden’s al Qaeda network claimed responsibility on Monday for the attacks.