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Somalia: Dozens More Killed in Second Day of Mogadishu Violence
by Dave Keating | April 21, 2008 at 01:37 am | 232 views | add comment
The situation in Mogadishu is continuing to deteriorate
Ethiopian troops protecting Somalia's interim government expanded into neighborhoods in the volatile capital Mogadishu on Sunday, sparking a second round of deadly street violence.
At least 15 people were killed in Mogadishu's Huriwa district when Ethiopian troops entered neighborhoods deemed to be insurgent hideouts, witnesses said.
GA_googleFillSlot("AllAfrica_Story_Inset"); Two Ethiopian soldiers were confirmed to be among the dead. But the remaining number of dead people includes civilians and insurgent fighters.
A witness told Garowe Online that "all civilians" fled their homes in Waharadde neighborhood after Ethiopian army tanks and shells hit civilian homes.
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April 21, 2008 at 01:37 am by Dave Keating, 232 views, add comment




