Uganda has been on high alert since Al-Shabab’s leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, was killed in a US air strike in Somalia earlier this month.

Police in Uganda say they have seized large amounts of explosives during raids on suspected Al-ShabAab militants. Authorities said the terrorist cell was planning to carry out imminent attacks in the capital Kampala.

 A police spokesman said, nineteen people have been arrested and are being interrogated about their intentions.

On Sunday, the US lifted its warnings after saying it believed the “immediate threat of an Al-Shaabab attack has been effectively countered”.