NEWARK, Del. — A former University of Delaware rugby player was among at least 74 people killed when explosions tore through crowds watching the World Cup final at a rugby club and a restaurant in Uganda, a San Diego-based aid group said Monday. Invisible Children, which works to end the use of child soldiers, identified [...]
An American national was killed in a twin bomb explosions which also killed more than 30 others in Kampala, Uganda’s capital, on Sunday night, the U.S. embassy said. “At this time we can confirm that one American has been killed,” said an embassy official. Hundreds of local people were watching the World Cup final at [...]
At least 64 people have been killed and 65 others injured in two near simultaneous bomb explosions in restaurants in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, in attacks apparently targeting crowds watching the World Cup final. There is no immediate indication of who had launched the attack but there is talk that last year, Somali rebel group [...]
Bombs exploded at two sites in Uganda’s capital late Sunday as people watched the World Cup final. Police did not immediately confirm a death toll, but reports from the scene indicated that more than 20 people may have been killed.