A Ugandan judge has sentenced two men to jail after they plead guilty to terrorism charges related to bombings that killed 76 people in the East African nation last year.
Judge Owiny Dollo on Friday sentenced Ugandan Edris Nsubuga to 25 years in jail on terrorism charges and Rwandan Muhamoud Mugisha to five years in prison for conspiracy to commit terrorism. Both had entered guilty pleas.
Five other suspects had their charges dismissed when the trial began on Monday and the other 12 suspects pleaded not guilty. Their trial continues.
The July 2010 bombings targeted people watching the World Cup final. Somali insurgent group al-Shabab claimed the bombings and said they were in retaliation for Uganda's participation in the African Union's peacekeeping mission in Somalia.
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