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Somalia: Civilians killed in Mogadishu violence
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Sep 23 08
Witnessed: 1292 times
Regions: Somalia
Issues: Internally displaced persons, Mercenaries
Tags: African Union, armed conflict, civilian casualties, Mogadishu, Somalia
Fierce battles have broken out around Mogadishu's main airport. Opposition fighters attacked a plane carrying African Union peacekeepers.
The rebels had threatened to attack anyone using the airport. No one was killed in that attack but 15 civilians were killed in the fighting that followed.
Abdullah Mussa reports. (September 20, 2008)
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