Sunday, July 25, 2010
Kampala — BY attacking Uganda, Somali reactionary groups have made their own situation worse and Uganda will pursue them, President Yoweri Museveni has said.
Suspected suicide bombers struck on July 11 at the Ethiopian Village restaurant and the Kyadondo Rugby Club, killing about 76 soccer fans watching the 2010 World Cup final match.
The Al Shabaab militants in Somalia claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying it was retaliation on Uganda for sending troops on a peace-keeping mission in Somalia.
"The Somalia reactionary groups, supported by foreign leaders, have attacked us many times and we have defeated them," Museveni stated in an article sent to Sunday Vision.
"The cowardly act of attacking our merry-making non-combatants on July 11, will make their situation worse."
In the eight-page article, the President, who is also the commander-in-chief, warned that the attack on innocent civilians was tantamount to aggression against Uganda providing justification for a right to self-defence.
"These reactionary groups have now committed aggression against out country. We have a right of self-defence. We shall now go after them," he vowed.
The President, in a stern tone, stated that it will not only be difficult for the bombers to attack Uganda again but also for the terrorists to stay in Somalia.
"Infiltrating Uganda to plant bombs will not be easy now that we are aroused," he said. "However, it will also not be easy for the Somali reactionary groups to stay in Somalia."
Museveni, who gave a background to Uganda's involvement in Somalia, said the forces were sanctioned by the AU, which must be respected.
"The Somalia reactionary groups, supported by foreign leaders, have attacked us many times and we have defeated them," Museveni stated in an article sent to Sunday Vision.
"The cowardly act of attacking our merry-making non-combatants on July 11, will make their situation worse."
In the eight-page article, the President, who is also the commander-in-chief, warned that the attack on innocent civilians was tantamount to aggression against Uganda providing justification for a right to self-defence.
"These reactionary groups have now committed aggression against out country. We have a right of self-defence. We shall now go after them," he vowed.
The President, in a stern tone, stated that it will not only be difficult for the bombers to attack Uganda again but also for the terrorists to stay in Somalia.
"Infiltrating Uganda to plant bombs will not be easy now that we are aroused," he said. "However, it will also not be easy for the Somali reactionary groups to stay in Somalia."
Museveni, who gave a background to Uganda's involvement in Somalia, said the forces were sanctioned by the AU, which must be respected.
Souce: The New Vision