Two foreign tourists and a Ugandan national have been killed in an attack by suspected Islamist rebels, police have said.
The attack happened in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park – near to the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo.
“We have registered a cowardly terrorist attack on two foreign tourists and a Ugandan in Queen Elizabeth National Park,” police spokesperson Fred Enanga wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
“The three were killed, and their safari vehicle burnt,” he added.
Mr Enanga said police were pursuing suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) – an armed group aligned with Islamic State (IS).
Bashir Hangi, spokesperson of the Uganda Wildlife Authority, said the attack took place on Tuesday evening.
He did not give details on the tourists’ nationalities.
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