Police have released a photograph of a car apparently laden with explosives that was intercepted on Kampala Road in the wee hours of Sunday.

The image taken by the scene of crime officer that was later attached to a mini-press statement appears to show a white numberless car – Toyota Premio – whose boat also appeared to be carefully sealed.

“The car was filled with wires used to make/connected to Improvised Explosive Device (IED),” revealed a source, who spoke to New Vision Online, on condition of anonymity.

The car was intercepted by the Police’s Alert squad affiliated to the 999 Police patrol unit attached to the Directorate of Operations in Police.

Without divulging details in fear of jeopardising investigations, the Kampala Metropolitan spokesperson Police Patrick Onyango confirmed the seizure of the vehicle and the arrest of one suspect – a man.

Sources said the suspect has since been picked by elite operatives from Nateete Police division where he was held and transferred to the Directorate of Crime Intelligence in Kololo, a leafy Kampala suburb for further questioning.

In May, six suspected terrorists who were netted in a security operation that lasted three days were handed over to the army’s Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), for interrogation.

The suspects were; Abdul Katumba, Hamidu Muyombi, Hamidu Ssekidde, Muhammad Kalyango, Arafat Ssali and Emmanuel Asiimwe were picked up on Sunday night.

The group was arrested at their hideout in Nabweru North 1, Nansana division, Nansana municipality, Wakiso district.