Tributes have been paid to a newlywed British businessman and his spouse who had been killed in a suspected terrorist assault whereas on honeymoon in Uganda.
David Barlow and his South-African-born spouse Celia had been killed by members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a gaggle with ties to Islamic State, Ugandan police and President Yoweri Museveni have mentioned.
The couple’s Ugandan guide was also killed and their 4×4 car set alight on Tuesday night in Queen Elizabeth Nationwide Park, a distant space of southwestern Uganda close to the border with Congo.
Mr and Mrs Barlow, who lived in Hampstead Norreys, close to Newbury in Berkshire, had been married in South Africa on Saturday, and dozens of individuals from their neighborhood travelled to the ceremony.
Mr Barlow was “very humorous” and a “very real particular person” who “would say what he was considering”, mentioned parish council member Toby Harris.
“I spent lots of time bumping into him on the pub for a beer or two. He was approachable and down-to-earth,” he mentioned.
“I solely met Celia as soon as for round half an hour. She was pleasant and welcoming, a very nice particular person.
“They had been nicely considered by folks right here – members of the neighborhood travelled to be at their wedding ceremony, which reveals how fashionable he was.”
Hampstead Norreys Cricket Membership additionally paid tribute to the couple, affectionately referring to Mr Barlow as “Lord Barlow”.
It mentioned: “He was on the time this incident occurred with a very powerful particular person in his life, a girl who all of us knew so nicely, as Dave was so proud to share all of Celia’s achievements.
“She too was an incredible human being, who can be desperately missed.”
Candles had been lit at St Mary’s Church in Hampstead Norreys
President Museveni mentioned Uganda’s excessive fee within the UK would “attain out to their households and supply no matter assist is critical on this tragic state of affairs”.
He added that “remnants” of the ADF, whom Ugandan troops are pursuing within the Congo, had been accountable for the assault.
“There have been just a few gaps within the dealing with of those remnants. UWA (Uganda Wildlife Authority) was guarding vacationers as soon as they had been within the park. Nevertheless, apparently, the vacationers had been arriving and departing individually. It’s this hole that they used,” Mr Museveni mentioned on social media.
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He beforehand vowed the “terrorists can pay with their very own wretched lives”.
Following the assault, the Overseas Workplace up to date its journey recommendation for Uganda, warning towards “all however important journey” to Queen Elizabeth Nationwide Park.
“In case you are at present within the park, you must observe the recommendation of native safety authorities. If you’ll be able to accomplish that safely, you must think about leaving the world,” an announcement on its web site mentioned.
Andrew Mitchell, minister of state for growth and Africa, mentioned on social media: “I’m shocked and saddened by the horrific assault in Queen Elizabeth Nationwide Park in Uganda. My ideas are with the victims and their households.
“British nationals in Uganda ought to observe journey recommendation.”