Monday, July 12, 2010

Al-Shabaab Claim Responsibility for Uganda Blasts , Among the at least 64 people killed in the two devastating blasts that tore through outdoor gatherings in Uganda where hundreds of soccer fans were in the midst of watching the World Cup final was 25-year-old American Nate Henn.

Al Shabaab, a fundemental Islamist group based in Somalia, today claimed responsibility for the attacks. "We will carry out attacks against our enemy wherever they are," Sheik Ali Mohamud Rage speaking from Mogadishu abc

At least 64 people have been killed in two near simultaneous bomb explosions apparently targeting crowds watching the World Cup final in Uganda's capital, Kampala.One blast hit an Ethiopian restaurant in the south of the city, while the other occurred at a rugby sports club in the east of Kampala.No one has claimed responsibility for the explosions, but police suspect Somali Al-Shabab fighters are to blame.

Al Jazeera's Malcolm Webb reports.


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