Uganda court charges 2 over deadly World Cup bombings; charges bring total suspects to 34

Uganda court charges 2 over deadly twin bombings

KAMPALA, Uganda — A Ugandan court has charged two additional suspects in connection with the July bomb blasts that killed 76 people.

The charges Thursday bring the total number of suspects to 34. The two men were charged with 89 offenses which include 3 terrorism charges, 76 charges of murder and 10 attempted murder charges.

The suspects include nationals of Kenya, Somalia and Uganda. It was not immediately clear where the two new suspects are from.

The al-Qaida-linked Somali militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the July 11 bombings in two locations in Uganda’s capital during the World Cup final.

Al-Shabab has vowed to attack Uganda and Burundi for sending troops to Somalia as part of an African Union peacekeeping mission.