Posts Tagged ‘Uganda Bomb Attacks’

Three Kenyan men charged with Uganda bomb attacks

August 1 | Posted by ocean | News, Uncategorized, World, World Cup 2010 Tags: , , , ,

Three Kenyans have been charged with the murders of 76 people killed when bombs exploded as they watched the World Cup on TV in Kampala, Uganda. Hussein Hassan Agad, 27, Mohamed Adan Abdow, 25, and Idris Magondu, 42, were also charged with terrorism and 10 counts of attempted murder. They have yet to enter pleas and will remain in... Read more

Uganda ‘suicide bombers’ images released

July 19 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized, World, World Cup 2010 Tags: , , , , ,

Images of two men police believe carried out deadly bombings in Uganda a week ago have been released. Interpol is circulating reconstructions of what the two might have looked like. Police found two unidentified heads in the wake of the Kampala bombings that killed at least 73 people, and believe the pair were suicide attackers. At least 73 people... Read more

Third Bomb Vest Found ; Suspects Arrested for Uganda Bomb Attack (VIDEO)

July 13 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized, Video, World, World Cup 2010 Tags: , , , , , , ,

Four foreign suspects were arrested in connection with the find. KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandan police have found an unexploded suicide vest and made a number of arrests after coordinated bomb blasts ripped through two bars and killed at least 76 soccer fans watching the World Cup final on Sunday. Somali al Shabaab Islamists linked to al Qaeda said on Monday they had... Read more

Somali Terrorist Group Claimed the Responsiblity for Uganda Bomb Attacks

July 13 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized, World, World Cup 2010 Tags: , , , , , , ,

Al-Qaida’s affiliate in Somalia, al-Shabab, has taken responsibility for two separate bombings late Sunday in the Ugandan capital, Kampala.  The death toll has risen to more than 70 and dozens more remain seriously wounded. Speaking to reporters from the Somali capital, Mogadishu, al-Shabab’s spokesman Ali Mohamud Rage, also known as Ali Dheere, said the twin blasts were in retaliation for Uganda’s... Read more