Somalia: Scores Killed in Mogadishu Violence

15 December 2009

At least 20 people are killed and 31 others injured within 24 hours in heavy fighting between Somali rebels and government forces in the restive capital Mogadishu.

The worst violence happened at government and African Union troops' base in Mogadishu's Warshadaha Road, where they engaged with fighters loyal to Hizbul Islam and Al-Shabaab rebel groups who fired heavy weapons.

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