CA-based group: Worker killed in Uganda attack

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Source: AP (via SFGate)

A San Diego aid group says one of its American workers is dead in an attack that killed dozens of people in the African nation of Uganda.

The website for Invisible Children, a group that helps child soldiers, identified the man as Nate Henn.

Officials say 64 people died Sunday in Kampala when explosions tore through crowds at a rugby club and an Ethiopian restaurant. Henn, who was at the rugby field, apparently was the only American killed.

The group says Henn had "sacrificed his comfort to live in the humble service of God and of a better world."

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/07/12/state/n032917D44.DTL&type=science

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1. A young lady that worked at the local Starbucks went

to Uganda with a church group about a year ago, I hope she is OK. She had been there for 6 months once before and this time I believe she was going for two years. Very nice young person that just wanted to help people.

[Robb]

2. It was an ugly place at one time.

At least with respect to its human population. Had been getting better until just lately.

Beautiful country, beautiful part of Africa. :(

[Robb]

3. Update: "Somali militants claim Kampala World Cup blasts"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/africa/10602791.stm">Somali militants claim Kampala World Cup blasts

The Somali Islamist group al-Shabab has said it was behind twin blasts which hit the Ugandan capital Kampala on Sunday, killing 74 people.

A spokesman for the group, Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage, threatened more attacks in a statement in Mogadishu.

Police said the bombings targeted football fans watching the World Cup final.

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"We thank the mujahideens that carried out the attack. We are sending a message to Uganda and Burundi, if they do not take out their Amisom (African Union Mission in Somalia) troops from Somalia, blasts will continue and it will happen in Bujumbura (the Burundi capital) too."