In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “suicide bombings carried out against crowds watching a screening of the 2010 fifa world cup final match at two”. Today it says “carried out against crowds watching a screening of the 2010 fifa world cup final at two locations in kampala”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “suicide bombings carried out against crowds watching a screening of the 2010 fifa world cup final match at two”. Today it says “carried out against crowds watching a screening of the 2010 fifa world cup final at two locations in kampala”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
2010 Kampala attacks were suicide bombings carried out against crowds watching a screening of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final match at two locations in Kampala , the capital city of Uganda , on 11 July 2010. The attacks left 74 dead and 70 injured.1 Al-Shabaab , an Islamist militia based in Somalia that has ties to Al-Qaeda , claimed responsibility for the blasts as retaliation for Ugandan support for AMISOM . In March 2015, the trial of 13 Kenyan, Ugandan and Tanzanian alleged perpetrators of the bombings began at the High Court of Uganda.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The July 2010 Kampala attacks were suicide bombings carried out against crowds watching a screening of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final match at two locations in Kampala , the capital city of Uganda , on 11 July 2010. The attacks left 74 dead and 71 injured. Al-Shabaab , an Islamist militia based in Somalia that has ties to Al-Qaeda , claimed responsibility for the blasts as retaliation for Ugandan support for AMISOM . In March 2015, the trial of 13 Kenyan, Ugandan and Tanzanian alleged perpetrators of the bombings began at the High Court of Uganda.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Suicide bombings in Kampala, Uganda On 11 July 2010, suicide bombings were carried out against crowds watching a screening of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final at two locations in Kampala , the capital city of Uganda .The attacks left 74 dead and 85 injured. Al-Shabaab , an Islamist militia based in Somalia that has ties to al-Qaeda , claimed responsibility for the blasts as retaliation for Ugandan support for AMISOM . In March 2015, the trial of 13 Kenyan , Ugandan and Tanzanian alleged perpetrators of the bombings began at the High Court of Uganda .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Suicide bombings in Kampala, Uganda On 11 July 2010, suicide bombings were carried out against crowds watching a screening of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final at two locations in Kampala , the capital city of Uganda . The attacks left 74 dead and 85 injured. Al-Shabaab , an Islamist militia based in Somalia that has ties to al-Qaeda , claimed responsibility for the blasts as retaliation for Ugandan support for AMISOM . In March 2015, the trial of 13 Kenyan , Ugandan and Tanzanian alleged perpetrators of the bombings began at the High Court of Uganda .
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “suicide bombings carried out against crowds watching a screening of the 2010 fifa world cup final match at two”. Today it says “carried out against crowds watching a screening of the 2010 fifa world cup final at two locations in kampala”. Read the current article and compare.
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suicide bombings carried out against crowds watching a screening of the 2010 fifa world cup final match at two
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carried out against crowds watching a screening of the 2010 fifa world cup final at two locations in kampala
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