2010 Kampala bombings

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The 2010 Kampala bombings were coordinated suicide attacks on crowds watching the FIFA World Cup final in Uganda’s capital, killing dozens and marking one of al-Shabaab’s deadliest operations outside Somalia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mass murder
terrorist attack
aftermath arrests and prosecutions of suspects
increased security measures in Kampala
attackType coordinated suicide bombings
improvised explosive device attack
capital Kampala NERFINISHED
city Kampala NERFINISHED
context Somali Civil War spillover
country Uganda
date 2010-07-11
day 2010-07-11
during 2010 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED
fatalities over 70
ideology Salafi-jihadism
injured over 70
scores of people
investigatedBy Ugandan police NERFINISHED
international security agencies
killed dozens of people
location Ethiopian Village restaurant NERFINISHED
Kyadondo Rugby Club NERFINISHED
locationCity Kampala NERFINISHED
locationCountry Uganda NERFINISHED
mediaCoverage international news coverage
method explosive devices detonated in public venues
suicide vests
motive pressure Uganda to withdraw troops from AMISOM
retaliation for Uganda’s military presence in Somalia
notableAs one of al-Shabaab’s deadliest operations outside Somalia
numberOfSuicideBombers 2
partOf al-Shabaab operations outside Somalia
perpetrator Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen NERFINISHED
al-Shabaab NERFINISHED
region East Africa
relatedTo African Union Mission in Somalia NERFINISHED
responsibilityClaimedBy al-Shabaab NERFINISHED
securityResponseBy Ugandan authorities
target civilians
crowds watching the FIFA World Cup Final
targetedEvent 2010 FIFA World Cup Final NERFINISHED
timeContext late evening local time
typeOfTerrorism religiously motivated terrorism
victimType Ugandan civilians
football fans
foreign nationals

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al-Shabaab responsibleForAttack 2010 Kampala bombings