Former Raleigh man dies in Uganda bombings

[cali]

KAMPALA, Uganda -- An American who recently lived in Raleigh for a year was the lone American killed when explosions tore through crowds watching the World Cup final Sunday at a rugby club and an Ethiopian restaurant in Kampala, Uganda, killing at least 74 people.

Nathan Henn, 25, who worked with Invisible Children, a San Diego-based aid group that helps child soldiers in Africa, was killed on the rugby field. Henn was a native of Wilmington, Del., but his family moved to Raleigh in 2007, and he lived here for about a year, his sister, Brynne Henn, said this morning in a telephone interview.

"Nathan was an amazing guy," said Brynne Henn, 20. "He lived his life for others and for his God.


"For the last year and a half he worked tirelessly to end the war in northern Uganda."

Invisible Children, according to its website, makes documentaries about children affected by war in East Africa and shows them around the world, with the goal of "mobilizing a generation to capture the attention of the international community, and make a stand for justice in the wake of genocide." Nathan Henn, among his activities with the group, organized the world tours.

Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/07/12/577669/american-dies-in-uganda-bombings.html#ixzz0tU1lEwzP

[mmonk]

1. Sad situation.