Ugandan security forces are investigating an overnight assault on a police barracks in Kasese District after intruders set a police house on fire around midnight, damaged part of the compound, and triggered warnings for residents to stay indoors. Authorities said the attackers’ identities remain unknown and that a fuller report will follow.
Security personnel shot and killed at least one assailant. Officials said some attackers carried pangas. Joint police and army patrols have been rolled out across the district. By dawn, heavy gunfire was reported in Bundibugyo District, about 80 kilometers away, where forces responded to suspects believed to have crossed from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Units were reinforced, and the threat was being engaged.
The incidents have renewed fears of instability along Uganda’s western border, which has seen past strikes blamed on the Allied Democratic Forces. Police have not confirmed any link to that group, though the apparent coordination and cross-border movement resemble earlier tactics. As of Saturday afternoon, Kasese and Bundibugyo remained on high alert.
Security personnel shot and killed at least one assailant. Officials said some attackers carried pangas. Joint police and army patrols have been rolled out across the district. By dawn, heavy gunfire was reported in Bundibugyo District, about 80 kilometers away, where forces responded to suspects believed to have crossed from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Units were reinforced, and the threat was being engaged.
The incidents have renewed fears of instability along Uganda’s western border, which has seen past strikes blamed on the Allied Democratic Forces. Police have not confirmed any link to that group, though the apparent coordination and cross-border movement resemble earlier tactics. As of Saturday afternoon, Kasese and Bundibugyo remained on high alert.
