Pakistanis among 20 held in Uganda bombing investigation
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Pakistanis among 20 held in Uganda bombing investigation
Uganda's inspector general of police says 20 suspects including several Pakistanis have been arrested in connection with the Uganda bomb attacks that killed 76 people watching the World Cup final on television; where as Interpol published facial reconstructions of two suspected bombers.Kale Kayihura says that all those arrested have connections with Al-Shabab, and include Ugandans, Somalis, Ethiopians and Pakistani nationals. Al-Shabab, Somalia's most dangerous militant group, claimed responsibility for the attacks. Kayihura on Saturday said that the 20 suspects are being held by Ugandan security as they investigate Sunday's bombing. He said that 37 bomb victims are still receiving treatment in hospitals. Kenyan police said they arrested another suspect at a police checkpoint Wednesday near the Kenya-Somalia border. The Interpol team, which was called in by Ugandan police to help with the investigation, put together the reconstructions from remains found at the scene.
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