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This is simply heartbreaking. Our prayers are with the families of those who have lost ones through this act of terror, including Nate Henn who worked with Invisible Children.<\/a> As an organization, we have suspended travel until after the elections. It’s hard to believe that people are evil enough to bomb innocent civilians who have gathered together to celebrate life and enjoy the World Cup finals. <\/div>\n
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Uganda<\/a> is a country close to our hearts. Children’s Hopechest<\/a> cares for 1,000’s of orphans there, helping to provide food, medical care, housing, and education. To find out more about what that looks like please click here.<\/a><\/div>\n
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Find the entire NY Times article here.<\/a><\/div>\n
KAMPALA, Uganda — At least three bombs exploded Sunday in a synchronized attack on large gatherings of World Cup soccer fans watching the televised final on outdoor screens in this normally peaceful capital, turning a boisterous night of cheering into scenes of death and panic. The police and witnesses said more than 50 people were killed, including some foreigners, among them at least one American.<\/span><\/div>\n
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People carried an injured man at the Mulago Hospital in Kampala on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The bombs struck at 10:30 p.m. local time in the middle of the match between Spain and the Netherlands under way in South Africa, hitting a popular Ethiopian garden restaurant and a large rugby field in a different Kampala neighborhood where hundreds of people had massed to watch the game.<\/p>\n

Ugandan police officials said they suspected that theShabab<\/a>, a militant Islamic group in nearby Somalia, might have been behind the bombings. If so, it would be that group’s first attack outside Somalia. But the police said it was premature to draw conclusions.<\/p>\n

Local journalists at a major hospital said an unidentified number of American citizens were among the wounded.<\/p>\n

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