Many dead in Mogadishu fighting

by Al Jazeera (reposted)

Tue, Feb 24, 2009 7:39AM

Tuesday, February 24, 2009 : Heavy machine gun and artillery used in clashes between Somali troops and fighters.

At least 20 people have been killed and 50 others injured in clashes between government troops and opposition fighters in the Somali capital Mogadishu.

Witnesses said that fighting broke out on Tuesday after an armed group attacked police and African Union peacekeepers in the capital's southern Taleh district.

The fighting came a day after Sharif Ahmed, Somalia's newly elected president, returned to the country from Djibouti.

Witnesses said that heavy machine guns and artillery were used in Tuesday's fighting and that the fighters shelled the presidential palace.

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by coffee

Tue, Feb 24, 2009 6:55PM

i would love for Al Jazeera to be available all over the U.S... i trust their reporting quality more than CNN or Fox

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