Americans warned of Kenya mall-style terror attack ‘imminent’ in Uganda

From NBC News:

JOHANNESBURG -- The U.S. Embassy in Uganda on Friday warned Americans living in the country of an imminent attack similar to the deadly rampage in Kenya's Westgate shopping mall just weeks ago. 

Americans in the capital Kampala were told to avoid crowded public spaces after the Ugandan government heightened its terror alert to maximum for the first time since al Shabaab bombings in 2010 which killed 79 people. 

"Our intelligence and that of the Americans show an imminent terror attack is likely," Patrick Onyango told Reuters. 

A statement from the U.S. Embassy in Kampala said that they were continuing to assess "reports that a Westgate-style attack may soon occur in Kampala." 

The statement added: "Embassy officials are sharing all information with the Ugandan authorities. At this time, there is no further information on timing and/or location of this attack."