Uganda: Brit one of three ‘gunned down by ISIS-linked attackers’ | World News
A British tourist is one of three people believed to have been murdered by an Islamic rebel group linked to ISIS while on a safari holiday in Uganda.
The holidaymaker was touring the Queen Elizabeth National Park on Tuesday when they were attacked by suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group.
Uganda Police Force spokesperson Fred Enanga said: ‘We have registered a cowardly terrorist attack on two foreign tourists and a Ugandan in Queen Elizabeth National Park. The three were killed, and their safari vehicle burnt.
‘Our joint forces responded immediately upon receiving the information and are aggressively pursuing the suspected ADF rebels. We express our deepest condolences to the families of the victims.’
The Uganda Wildlife Authority identified the tourists as being from the UK and South Africa.
Following the incident, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office updated its travel advice for Uganda, warning against ‘all but essential travel’ to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
A statement on its website said: ‘If you are currently in the Park, you should follow the advice of local security authorities. If you are able to do so safely, you should consider leaving the area.’
The Allied Democratic Forces is considered a terrorist organisation by the Ugandan government and was formed in 1996.
The group originally started in western Uganda but has since expanded to neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
While repeated military offensives against the ADF have severely impacted it, it has been able to regenerate its recruitment and its financial networks have remained intact.
Some attacks it has been blamed for in the past have been carried out by other rebel forces like the Congolese Armed Forces.
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