{"id":250404,"date":"2024-11-13T19:10:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T19:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/13\/one-shot-dead-as-police-rescue-kidnapped-egyptian-embassy-official\/"},"modified":"2024-11-13T19:10:32","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T19:10:32","slug":"one-shot-dead-as-police-rescue-kidnapped-egyptian-embassy-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/13\/one-shot-dead-as-police-rescue-kidnapped-egyptian-embassy-official\/","title":{"rendered":"One shot dead as police rescue kidnapped Egyptian embassy official"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/679\/67914356.295.jpg\" alt=\"Police spokesman Kituuma Rusoke speaks to the media during a press briefing in Kampala\" title=\"Police spokesman Kituuma Rusoke speaks to the media during a press briefing in Kampala\" width=\"295\" height=\"145\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Police spokesman Kituuma Rusoke speaks to the media during a press briefing in Kampala<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Uganda police said Wednesday that they had shot and killed one suspect during a rescue operation of an Egyptian national and official at the Egyptian Embassy who was abducted last week.<\/p>\n<p>Muhammad Ali Abdul Amidu is said to have been kidnapped on November 8, 2024 by unidentified assailants on Zanna Entebbe Road and taken to an unknown location.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nPolice said the kidnappers demanded a ransom of $40,000 (about Shs147 million), threatening to kill him if their demands were not fulfilled. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe incident was reported to the Jinja Road Police Division. Following this, our Crime Intelligence Unit and the Directorate of Intelligence Services of the UPDF began tracking the suspects, monitoring their movements between various locations. On November 13, 2024, around 2pm, officers intercepted them while they were heading to Pearl Motel in Buloba, Wakiso District,\u201d police spokesperson, Kituuma Rusoke said on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>Mr Kituuma said the kidnappers were driving in a Toyota Noah with registration number UAZ 247S, which had three occupants at the time of interception.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u201cDuring the operation, one of the kidnappers was put out of action during a confrontation with the rescue force,\u201d he added.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nAmidu was rescued unharmed, according to police.  The other two suspects were arrested are in custody as police investigate the kidnap.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police spokesman Kituuma Rusoke speaks to the media during a press briefing in Kampala Uganda police said Wednesday that they had shot and killed one suspect during a rescue operation of an Egyptian national and official at the Egyptian Embassy who was abducted last week. 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