The following appeared on msnbc.com on 12 Jul 2010:
“An al-Qaida-linked Somali militant group claimed responsiblity for twin bombings in Uganda that killed 74 people who were watching the World Cup final on TV, saying the militants would carry out attacks “against our enemy” wherever they are.
Ugandan officials had said earlier that they suspected the Somali group was involved. One of the targets was an Ethiopian restaurant–a nation despised by the (Somali militants).”
From USAToday (12 Jul 2010):
“One American was killed and several were wounded.
The deadliest attack occurred at a rugby club as people watched the game between Spain and the Netherlands (World Cup) on TV outdoors. The second blast took place at an Ethiopian restaurant, where at least three American were wounded.”
The following information is from Time magazine (26 Jul 2010):
“When the Islamist militant group known as al-Shalab announced its arrival on the world stage on July 11, it stuck to a well-worn script: Multiple bombings of civilian targets in a foreign city. The first bomb detonated among a crowd of Ugandans, Ethiopians, Eritreans and Americans watching the Spain-Netherlands World Cup soccer final on a giant open-air projector screen at a popular restaurant in Kampala, the Ugandan capital. Across town, a second device exploded in the midst of another crowd of fans watching the game at a rugby club. The bombs consisted of hundreds of ball bearings taped around plastic explosives. They killed 76 people–mostly Ugandans but also Ethiopians, Eritreans, a 25-year-old American aid worker, Nate Henn, of Wilmington, Del, and an Irish missionary, Mary Smith, 51. Around 85 more, among them five Americans were injured.”