Uganda military authorities said two people died before executing a suspected explosive attack near a Catholic shrine in the capital, Kampala.
The military said in a statement on Tuesday that they “intercepted and neutralised two armed terrorists” in Munyonyo, a Kampala suburb.
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The deceased were a man and a woman on a passenger motorcycle.
The female passenger appeared to explode as a group of security forces tracking the duo drew near the suspects, police spokesman Kituuma Rusoke said.
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Rusoke did not provide more details and said an investigation is underway.
Uganda on Tuesday is marking a holiday to remember a group of Christian martyrs who were killed between 1885 and 1887 on the orders of a local king.
The event attracts pilgrims to a different site near Kampala where dignitaries, including Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, have gathered for mass.
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Explosive attacks are rare in Uganda, but authorities sometimes warn of plans by extremist militants opposed to Mr Museveni’s government.
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