A deadly twin explosion on Tuesday hit the centre of the Ugandan capital, Kampala as the parliament indefinitely suspends their sitting.
One blast took place near parliament, with the other going off close to the city’s police headquarters.
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The explosion near parliament appeared to hit a building housing an insurance company and the subsequent fire engulfed cars parked outside.
Some lawmakers were seen evacuating the precincts of the parliamentary building nearby, according to national broadcaster UBC.
At least 24 people have been hospitalized with injuries sustained in the blasts, Emmanuel Ainebyoona, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health, said in a Twitter post.
“Four of them are critically injured”. He added.
There are fears people may have been killed. A reporter for NTV Uganda said he saw pieces of flesh scattered on the road.
Proceedings in parliament have been called off and MPs advised not to come to the building following deadly explosion.
The cause of the blast was not immediately clear but the Ugandan authorities have blamed previous bombings on Islamist militants.
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Ugandan forces are part of an African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia fighting al-Shabab, an insurgent group allied to al-Qaeda
