Somalia: Dozens More Killed in Second Day of Mogadishu Violence

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.

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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.