Sixty-four people were killed in bombings at two restaurants while watching the World Cup final soccer match in Uganda’s capital of Kampala, raising fears that the al Qaeda-linked, Somalia-based Shabaab carried out the attacks. Al Jazeera has a very good article on the attack and the background, a portion of which is excerpted here: “These bombs were definitely targeting World Cup crowds,” Kayihura told reporters, adding that Somalia’s al-Shabab rebels, a group which has pledged loyalty to al-Qaeda, could be behind the attacks. If that proves true, it would be the first time the group has carried out attacks outside…
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A pair of bombings killed 64 people at restaurants in the capital of Kampala. The blasts took place as soccer fans were watching the World Cup final match. Shabaab is strongly suspected of carrying out the attacks; the al Qaeda-linked Somali group threatened attacks in Uganda last week.
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