Newlyweds on their honeymoon on safari in Africa were killed along with their tour guide in what Uganda’s president called a “cowardly act” by ISIS-linked terrorists.
A so far unidentified honeymooning couple – a British man and a South African woman – were killed along with their Ugandan driver when their vehicle was set on fire by terrorists in Queen Elizabeth National Park late Tuesday, local officials said.
Ugandan authorities blame the Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF, a terrorist group that has pledged allegiance to ISIS.
“It is a cowardly act on the part of terrorists who attacked innocent civilians and tragic for a newly married couple visiting Uganda on their honeymoon,” President Yoweri Museveni tweeted.
“Of course, these terrorists will pay with their own wretched lives.”
Pictures of the horrific attack show a green safari truck fully engulfed in flames on a dirt road.
A British man and a South African woman on their honeymoon, as well as their Ugandan tour guide, were killed in the attack.KAZO TELEVISION / X The group’s safari vehicle was set on fire in the horrific attack, officials said. KAZO TELEVISION / X
Although ADF began in Uganda, the group has been based in the nearby Democratic Republic of Congo since the late 1990s and pledged allegiance to ISIS four years ago.
The two countries launched a joint operation in December 2021 to try and eliminate the group from eastern Congo. Since then, Uganda has killed more than 560 fighters and destroyed their camps.
Despite this, Museveni on Wednesday admitted there was a “gap” in how the group’s “leftovers” had been dealt with.
The ADF began in Uganda but now operates largely in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Getty Images/iStockphoto Officials in Congo and Uganda are working to eliminate the terrorist group from the region. KAZO TELEVISION / X
Museveni stated that “a small group of terrorists escaped from our operations in Congo” was responsible for the attack on the tourist vehicle.
Queen Elizabeth National Park, one of Uganda’s most popular conservation sites, is located in a remote area of southwestern Uganda near the Congolese border.
The ADF appears to have stepped up its attacks on Uganda in recent months, since a June attack in which the group is accused of killing at least 41 people, mostly students, in raids on Uganda’s remote border communities.
Officials are now warning against travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park for anything but essential travel.Getty Images/iStockphoto
Following the attack, Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office advised against all but essential travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
With Postal wire.
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