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Deadly shelling kills more than 10 in Mogadishu

Mogadishu : Somalia | Jan 17, 2011 at 1:36 PM PST
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Residents of Mogadishu flee amid deadly fighting in the capital

MOGADISHU – More than 10 people have been killed and many others wounded in the Somali capital Mogadishu after heavy shelling landed into more areas around Bakara market in the Somalia capital after rivals exchanged heavy gunfire on Monday afternoon, officials.

The emergency traffic officials confirmed that they took 19 wounded civilians from different areas in the capital mainly Bakara, the biggest market in Mogadishu while more others seen as dead bodies after mortar shells targeted to there.

Most of the wounded people were civilians and rushed to Medina hospital in south according to health officials adding that the mortars were a response to several shell fires landed around Golaha Shabiga, the centre of the transitional parliamentarians in Mogadishu

4 people were reportedly killed after fighting between Al-shabab and TFG troops with AMISOM in Mogadishu as many others wounded as a resident said. The mortars are part of the bitter shelling that both sides exchange.

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Most of the casualties in the latest fighting were in Bakara, Mogadishu's biggest market
Most of the casualties in the latest fighting were in Bakara, Mogadishu's biggest market

Hassan Osman is based in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, and is an Anchor for Allvoices.
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