Decoding explosives used in Tuesday’s twin blasts

 

A police breakdown truck tows a vehicle that was damaged by the explosion on Parliament Avenue in Kampala City on November 17, 2021. The death count from Tuesday’s twin blasts in the heart of the city has risen to seven, following an overnight death. PHOTO/DAVID LUBOWA

 

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Investigators say the IEDs that exploded in Kampala’s Komambogo suburb and on a moving bus in Mpigi District were of relatively different makes compared to the Tuesday explosives.

 

When two bombs exploded mid-morning on Tuesday at the Central Police Station (CPS) and on Parliament Avenue, both in Kampala, the most immediate trepidation for many was the deafening sound and tremor they caused.

 

The blast on Parliamentary Avenue shattered glasses of nearby high-rise buildings including Parliament, about 100 metres away, and Crested Towers, which is farther away.

 

While the explosion at CPS, which is less than half-a-kilometre from the south-western gate of State Lodge Nakasero, echoed horror in the leafy upscale Nakasero neighbourhood.