Four suspected terrorists arrested at Entebbe International Airport

According to reports emerging on 22 August 2008, four suspected terrorists were arrested on 18 August at Entebbe International Airport (HUEN/EBB) in Kampala. Two of the suspects are South African nationals, who apparently arrived in Uganda from Kenya and were scheduled to depart for South Africa when they were arrested; the other two suspects are Ugandans. The Joint Anti-Terrorism Task Force arrested the men, and the Ugandan military police are currently holding and interrogating the suspects. Families of the two South African men -- one of whom is a Muslim cleric in Johannesburg -- have appealed to the department of foreign affairs to intervene on their behalf, but so far, no progress has been made. Earlier in August 2008, Uganda's internal affairs minister warned of suspected al-Qaeda terrorists in the country.