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Verdict on Kampala bombing suspects due on Thursday

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A verdict is due on Thursday in the trial of 13 people accused of the 2010 World Cup bombings in Kampala that killed at least 76 people in the twin attacks.

Almost six years on, some of the survivors are still traumatized by the attack.

Somali Ialsmists terror group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attacks, citing vengeance against Uganda for its military’s involvement in Somalia.

Uganda supplies more than 6,000 soldiers to the peace keeping mission in Somalia, making the country’s peace mission the largest in Africa.

Other countries with peacekeeping missions in Somalia include Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti.

13 people have been on trial for the attacks in the East African country’s capital – 7 Ugandans, 5 Kenyans and 1 Tanzanian.

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