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13 die in Somalia violence

Updated on 09 July 2007

Source PA News

Explosions and gunfire in the Somali capital killed 13 people and wounded nine others over the weekend, the latest upsurge of violence in a city already wracked by near-daily explosions, police and witnesses said.

Eight civilians, four soldiers and a government official died on Sunday, some from a land mine explosion, others from gunfire, officials said.

Mogadishu's police chief confirmed the deaths, saying the government would continue security operations in the city, especially at a main flash point, the Bakara market.

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