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Uganda alert after airport terror warning Uganda alert after airport terror warning
(about 14 hours later)
Ugandan police have stepped up security in the capital Kampala following a "specific threat" of a planned attack on its main international airport. Ugandan police stepped up security in the capital Kampala following a "specific threat" of a planned attack on its main international airport.
The airport security office said the attack - planned for Thursday evening - could not be "taken lightly". The US embassy warned of a threat to attack Entebbe airport between 21:00-23:00 (18:00-20:00 GMT), but no incidents were reported in that time.
The US advised its citizens to review plans to travel through Entebbe International Airport on Thursday. The army said troops had been deployed at the airport and in the city.
Militant Islamist group al-Shabab bombed two restaurants in Kampala during the 2010 football World Cup. Militant Islamists al-Shabab bombed two Kampala restaurants during the 2010 football World Cup, killing 70 people.
More than 70 people were killed when suicide bombers targeted patrons watching football on TV. On Thursday, the US advised its citizens to review plans to travel through Entebbe International Airport.
"According to intelligence sources, there is a specific threat to attack Entebbe International Airport by an unknown terrorist group... Such a threat cannot be taken lightly," the airport's security unit said in a widely publicised document. The airport's security unit later said in a widely publicised document: "According to intelligence sources, there is a specific threat to attack Entebbe International Airport by an unknown terrorist group... Such a threat cannot be taken lightly."
It said the attack was planned for Thursday, between 18:00 GMT and 20:00 GMT. 'Stay calm'
Security forces have erected barriers and closed some roads in Kampala, about 32km (20 miles) from Entebbe, Uganda's Daily Monitor newspaper reports. Army spokesman Paddy Ankunda said troops had been deployed at the airport and in the capital, about 35km (20 miles) from Entebbe.
"People must be vigilant in the face of this threat, report any suspicious individuals seen in their areas," he said.
He called on people to "stay calm and alert".
A reporter with AFP news agency said there was a heavy security presence in Kampala, with soldiers marching along city streets.
Security forces also erected barriers and closed some roads, Uganda's Daily Monitor newspaper reports.
Several international conferences were taking place in the city and the security forces wanted to make sure that visitors were safe, Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesman Patrick Onyango is quoted as saying.Several international conferences were taking place in the city and the security forces wanted to make sure that visitors were safe, Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesman Patrick Onyango is quoted as saying.