KAMPALA, Uganda — Bombs exploded at two sites in Uganda's capital late Sunday as people watched the World Cup final on TV, killing 64 people.
One American was killed and at least three others — part of a church group from Pennsylvania — were among the wounded.
Somalia's most feared militia — al-Shabab, which has pledged loyalty to al-Qaida — claimed responsibility on Monday for the coordinated bombings that killed 74
One of the bombs went off at an Ethiopian restaurant in Kampala, Uganda's capital. Al-Shabab views Ethiopia as an enemy. The second blast went off at a restaurant called the Kyadondo Rugby Club.
At the scenes of the two blasts chairs were overturned. Blood and pieces of flesh littered the floor.
Among the wounded was Kris Sledge, 18, who said a group of six Americans had been watching the World Cup at the Ethiopian restaurant. Sledge, of Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, had been part of a church group in the country for three weeks. They were supposed to leave Uganda on Tuesday. Three Americans in his group were wounded.
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