A cross-section of fans at Namboole. Security is tighter in the wake of the recent terror threats
By Steven Candia
Top security chiefs are holding a series of meetings to chart a way on how to bolster security at this weekend's highly billed football clash between Uganda and Senegal in the wake of the recent terror threats.
Talks were held Tuesday at Mandela national stadium between top police officers, personnel from Internal Security Organization (ISO), Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) the Military Police (MP) and officials from both the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) and the National Council of Sports (NCS).
Uganda hosts Senegal on Saturday in a World Cup qualifiers crucial encounter at Namboole stadium.
Uganda Police recently raised an alert as it launched a major hunt for three top terror suspects - Martin Muller a.k.a. Ahmed Khaled Andreas, Emrah Erdogan a.k.a. Imraan, Al-Kurdy a.k.a. Salahaddin Al-Kurdy and another who is believed to have sneaked into the country onboard a Kalita bus from Kenya, just before the just concluded annual martyr's day celebrations.
One terror suspect, not part of the three, only identified as Hussein and believed by security sources to be a top Al-Shabaab/Al-Qeada link man has been arrested.
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