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                  Ugandan Forces Target Al-Shabab Terror Cell

   by VOA News

   Ugandan authorities have moved against a "terrorist cell" run by the
   Somali militant Islamist group al-Shabab, which they believe was
   planning an imminent attack, the U.S. Embassy in Uganda said Saturday.

   In statements on [1]Twitter and its [2]website, the embassy said
   Ugandan forces were conducting operations against members of the terror
   group in the capital, Kampala.

   "At this point we are not aware of specific targets, and the Ugandan
   authorities have increased security at key sites, including Entebbe
   International Airport," the embassy said.

   Police spokesman Fred Enanga confirmed that Ugandan forces had "made
   arrests."

   It was not immediately possible to determine the target of the reported
   attack, or whether the operation is still ongoing.

   Last Monday, the U.S. Embassy warned Somalia's al-Qaida-linked Shabab
   insurgents may try to exact revenge for a U.S. air strike that killed
   the militant group's commander.

   "We also caution U.S. citizens of the possibility of retaliatory
   attacks in Uganda by al-Shabaab in response to the U.S. and Ugandan
   military actions in Somalia last week which killed al-Shabaab leader
   Ahmed Godane."

   As one of the countries that contribute forces to an African Union
   peacekeeping mission battling the Islamist militant group in Somalia,
   Uganda has suffered militant attacks in recent years, and al-Shabaab
   has threatened more.

   In 2010, al-Shabaab bombed sports bars in Uganda where people were
   watching the soccer World Cup on television.
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References

   1. https://twitter.com/usmissionuganda
   2. http://kampala.usembassy.gov/em_091314a.html
   3. http://www.voanews.com/content/ugandan-forces-mount-anti-terror-operation/2448651.html