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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