This Article is From Jul 12, 2010

Bombs strike World Cup watchers in Uganda, kill 64

Bombs strike World Cup watchers in Uganda, kill 64
Kampala, Uganda: Police say that in simultaneous bombings bearing the hallmarks of international terrorists, two explosions ripped through crowds watching the World Cup final in two places in Uganda's capital late on Sunday, killing 64 people.

The deadliest attack on Sunday occurred at a rugby club as people watched the game between Spain and the Netherlands on a large-screen TV outdoors. The second blast took place at an Ethiopian restaurant, where at least three Americans were wounded.

Police fear an Al-Qaida-linked Somali militant group was behind the attacks.

Blood and pieces of flesh littered the floor among overturned chairs at the scenes of the blasts, which went off as people watched Sunday night's game between Spain and the Netherlands.

The attack on the rugby club left 49 dead, while fifteen others were killed in the restaurant explosion, police said.

Several Americans from a Pennsylvania church group were wounded in the restaurant attack.

The U.S. Embassy in Kampala confirmed one American was killed.


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