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Coverage dated November 15, 2021

2 explosions rock Uganda's capital, Kampala, injuring 24

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Two loud explosions rocked Uganda’s capital, Kampala, early Tuesday, sparking chaos and confusion as people fled what is widely believed to be coordinated attacks. Witnesses said one blast was near

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  1. The Guardian

    At least three killed in suicide bomb attacks in Ugandan capital, Kampala (opens The Guardian)

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    Two explosions within minutes in attack blamed on Allied Democratic Forces extremist group

  2. New York Times

    2 Explosions Hit Ugandan Capital (opens New York Times)

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    Witnesses said there was a blast near a police station and another near Parliament. At least 24 people have been hospitalized.

  3. France 24

    Several dead, dozens injured as suicide bombers hit Uganda's capital Kampala (opens France 24)

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    Three suicide bombers in the heart of Uganda's capital killed at least three civilians and sent parliamentarians rushing for cover as nearby cars burst into flames, witnesses and police said, the lat…

  4. WFMZ Allentown

    2 explosions rock Uganda's capital, Kampala, injuring 24 (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Two loud explosions rocked Uganda’s capital, Kampala, early Tuesday, sparking chaos and confusion as people fled what is widely believed to be coordinated attacks. Witnesses said one blast was near

  5. Fox News

    2 explosions rock Uganda's capital, Kampala, killing 3 (opens Fox News)

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    Two explosions rocked Uganda's capital, Kampala, on Tuesday, killing at least three civilians in what police described as a coordinated extremist attack carried out by those opposed to the government.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Uganda: Explosions rock capital Kampala | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Two loud explosions have been heard in the Ugandan capital. The blasts come weeks after a bombing killed one and injured several others in another part of the city.

  7. Voice of America

    Deadly Explosions Near Uganda’s Parliament, Central Police Station (opens Voice of America)

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    This is the third explosion in Kampala since October, when a bomb at a restaurant killed one person and injured five others

  8. WFMZ Allentown

    2 explosions heard in the Ugandan capital, Kampala (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Witnesses say two loud explosions have been heard in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, early Tuesday. They say one blast happened near a police station and another along a street near

  9. Newsweek

    Chaos erupts in Uganda as suicide bombings rock capital, authorities warn of more attacks (opens Newsweek)

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    The attacks are believed to have been carried out by Allied Democratic Forces, an Islamic extremist group, a police spokesperson said.

  10. PBS NewsHour

    Explosions rock Uganda's capital, Kampala, killing at least 3 (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The explosions caused chaos in Kampala as terrified residents fled the city’s center. A police spokesman blamed the bomb blasts on an extremist group known as the Allied Democratic Forces.

  11. Los Angeles Times

    Twin explosions rock Ugandan capital, killing at least 3 in extremist attack (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Two explosions in Kampala, Uganda’s capital, killed at least three civilians in what police described as a coordinated attack by extremists.

  12. CNN

    At least two explosions rock Ugandan capital (opens CNN)

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    Two explosions rocked the Ugandan capital's city center within 30 minutes of each other on Tuesday, according to police and a journalist at the scene of one of the blasts.

  13. KESQ Palm Springs

    At least three killed as two explosions rock Ugandan capital Kampala (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    CNN By Samson Ntale and Ivana Kottasová, CNN At least three police officers were killed and more than two dozen people injured in the first of two explosions in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, on Tuesday morning, according to a journalist on the scene.

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