POLICE have arrested a second batch of suspects in connection to last Sunday's terrorist attacks in Kampala which killed 76.
The two explosions are thought to have been carried out by suicide bombers.
Six others had already been arrested.
Al-Shabaab, the Islamist insurgents who fight to overthrow the UN-backed government in Somalia, have claimed responsibility for the attacks.
The police said the suspects came from Uganda, Somalia and Ethiopia.
The arrests come as Ugana is preparing to host the 15 African Union summit meeting this month; more than 50 African heads of state are expected to attend.
Uganda has 3,500 soldiers in Somalia's capital Mogadishu defending the government under the auspices of the African Union.
Sunday, 18 July 2010
Saturday, 17 July 2010
Russia's heat wave leads to record number of drunks drowning in lakes
Thousands of people have drowned in Russia as it goes through a record-breaking summer.
Sweltering heat has seen people take to lakes and rivers to cool off. However many have done so under the influence of alcohol.
Russia's emergency ministry said 400 people have drowned since the beginning of July and 1,244 drowned in June.
Another problem is a lack of lifeguards and safety equipment.
In a shocking case two teachers were charged with negligence this week after six children and an instructor drowned during a summer camp trip to a beach on the Sea of Azov in southern Russia.
They were swept away by strong currents after the teachers allowed them to swim without safety equipment. Investigators said one of the teachers was drunk.
The summer is the hottest in living memory. Temperatures in Moscow reached 33 degrees Celcius on Friday, breaking a 1938 record.
Last week the temperature in Saint Petersburg reached 38 degrees Celcius. The heat wave is forecast to continue till July 22.
An emergency drought situation has been declared in 19 of Russia's 83 regions with crops dying in an estimated 9.6 million hectares of fields.
Sweltering heat has seen people take to lakes and rivers to cool off. However many have done so under the influence of alcohol.
Russia's emergency ministry said 400 people have drowned since the beginning of July and 1,244 drowned in June.
Another problem is a lack of lifeguards and safety equipment.
In a shocking case two teachers were charged with negligence this week after six children and an instructor drowned during a summer camp trip to a beach on the Sea of Azov in southern Russia.
They were swept away by strong currents after the teachers allowed them to swim without safety equipment. Investigators said one of the teachers was drunk.
The summer is the hottest in living memory. Temperatures in Moscow reached 33 degrees Celcius on Friday, breaking a 1938 record.
Last week the temperature in Saint Petersburg reached 38 degrees Celcius. The heat wave is forecast to continue till July 22.
An emergency drought situation has been declared in 19 of Russia's 83 regions with crops dying in an estimated 9.6 million hectares of fields.
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