July 16, 2010 6:07 PM

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Uganda arrests 17 suspects of bomb attacks

Ugandan police have arrested 17 suspects, including six foreigners, relating to last Sunday's deadliest bomb attacks. The attacks in the suburbs of the capital city of Kampala killed 74 people. <br/><br/>The Inspector General of Ugandan Police, Kale Kayihura, told reporters today that the arrested included four Ethiopians and two Pakistani sheikhs. <br/><br/>He said some of the foreign nationals were detained for questioning as they have links with al Shabab, a Somali armed faction believed to be responsible for the bomb attacks, while others were held for forged documents.<br/>

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