World Cup final

News From Behind the Scenes: To Hell and Back

During the World Cup final Uganda was shaken by two bomb attacks. In total there were 74 deaths. The attacks were claimed by the Somali militant group al-Shabaab, which has links with Al Qaeda. During the disaster, the African journalist Andrew Kabuura was at one of two places where a bomb exploded. He had recently been in South Africa working on reports for the Twenty Ten project. On a rugby field, he was watching the final match on the big screen when all hell broke out.

By Andrew Kabuura - 28 July 2010 - Latest news