(13 Jul 2010)
Nakawuka, 20 kilometres (12.4 miles) from Kampala
1. Coffin is placed on stand at gravesite
2. Mourners singing
3. Photo of deceased - Becky Tendo - on top of coffin, pull back
4. Two women mourners
5. Close of mourner
6. Wide of mourners
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ivan Ssemwogerere, friend of bomb victim:
"My best friend and another called Peter, who was also my pastor, and one young man that we were with together with the Americans who were visiting us at the church all got severe injuries."
8. Coffin in the ground
9. Mourner crying
10. Wide of mourners
Kampala
11. Wide of sign outside US Embassy ++MUTE++
12. Set up shot of Jerry Lanier, US Ambassador to Uganda
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Jerry Lanier, US Ambassador to Uganda:
"We don't think there is a permanent danger here. We have not issued a particular travel advisory. We however do warn American citizens to stay away from crowded areas, particularly crowded insecure areas."
14. Cutaway
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Jerry Lanier, US Ambassador to Uganda:
"At present we have three FBI people here from the region who are assisting with the investigation. We are likely to get some more. We are expecting that in the next few days or so."
16. Cutaway of Lanier
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Jerry Lanier, US Ambassador to Uganda:
"We believe the Uganda mission is more important than ever now. In fact the entire AMISOM mission, which is of course Uganda and Burundi, is more important because Al-Shabab has shown a willingness to kill civilians outside of Somalia. This was, I think President Obama characterised it as a deplorable and cowardly act and we certainly agree with that and so we hope to increase our support as needed and as requested by the Ugandans."
18. US flag flying
STORYLINE:
Funerals were held in Uganda on Tuesday for some of the 76 people killed in a bomb attack whilst they watched the World Cup Final on television in the capital Kampala.
Mourners gathered in Nakawuka, some 20 kilometres (12.4 miles) from Kampala to pay their respects to Becky Tendo, who was killed in the blast on Sunday.
The US ambassador to Uganda said his embassy was "more important than ever now."
"In fact the entire AMISOM mission, which is of course Uganda and Burundi, is more important because Al-Shabab has shown a willingness to kill civilians outside of Somalia," Jerry Lanier said.
He said a travel advisory for Uganda had not been issued saying that "we don't think there is a permanent danger here."
If the Somali militant group al-Shabab is responsible for the deadly attacks in Uganda, it could mean the group was capable of carrying out successful attacks in Africa and beyond, according to an intelligence assessment by the FBI and the US Homeland Security Department.
Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the explosions on Sunday.
Intelligence officials have long warned that sporting events and large gatherings are attractive targets for militants.
Sunday's attack would be al-Shabab's first successful strike outside of Somalia, according to the July 12 intelligence analysis obtained by The Associated Press.
The document is marked for official use only and was distributed to law enforcement officials across the country.
US officials have yet to publicly comment on the significance of the attacks.
Intelligence officials have previously considered the al-Qaida affiliated group a threat to the US.
In 2007 and 2008, about 20 US male citizens of Somali origin were recruited and left the Minneapolis area to join forces with al-Shabab according to US intelligence.
The group's goal is to establish an Islamic state in Somalia.

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