Authorities said the terrorist cell was planning to carry out imminent³ attacks in the capital Kampala. 

 

Nineteen people have been arrested and are being interrogated⁴ about their intentions, a police spokesman said. 

 

Uganda has been on high alert since al-Shabab's leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, was killed in a US air strike in Somalia earlier this month. 

 

Last week, the US embassy in Kampala warned of possible revenge attacks against US targets in response to the air strike on 2 September.

 

On Sunday, the US lifted its warnings after saying it believed the "immediate⁵ threat of an al-Shabab attack has been effectively countered".

More terrorist cells?

 

But Ugandan Information Minister Rose Namayanja urged the public to "remain vigilant" as authorities continue investigating the planned attack. 

 

"The operation is still going on," Ms Namayanja said. "We just want to ensure that we exhaust all the leads so that there are no more terrorist cells."

 

Police said the suspected al-Shabab cell had been planning to carry out attacks in Kampala and other towns over the weekend.

 

We are interrogating⁶ 19 to see what leads we get to help expand the investigation," police spokesman Fred Enanga told reporters.

 

He said the suspects had been found with "explosive materials related to acts of terror" and their intentions "were very, very clear."

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