Chaos as China Town Super Store fails to open today after Monday bomb scare

The Independent September 3, 2024 Business, NEWS 2 Comments

Frustrated customers outside the store in Kampala. PHOTOS BY A G MUSAMALI

Kampala, Uganda | Alfred Geresom Musamali | Thousands of anxious potential shoppers have today been disappointed after waiting since morning for the reopening of China Town Super Store at the former Game Stores in Lugogo, Kampala, Uganda.

A voice on megaphone announced at 1:33pm announced that the security scanners at the stores had malfunctioned, forcing management to postpone the reopening after a bomb scare on Monday forced closure.

A notice on one of the pillars also announced that there would be no reopening today. Police who had been deployed to provide security at the opening were seen filing away.

One potential shopper, however, accused the shop of having deliberately closed the store to cause more hype. In response, the voice on the megaphone said matters of security should always be taken seriously.

By the time of filing this story, shoppers were still hanging around in the hope that the store management would change their mind and reopen in the course of the afternoon.

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