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Somalis protest against US strike
At least 1,000 residents of the central Somali town of Dusamareb have held a protest against a deadly US attack.
The missile strike on Thursday killed the leader of a group which the US links to al-Qaeda. At least 10 others died when a house in the town was hit.
One of the protest organisers said people feared further strikes by US forces on the town.
The protest came as three Ethiopian soldiers were killed in a fighting with Islamists in the capital, Mogadishu.
Insurgents attacked an Ethiopian water tanker and the soldiers opened fire in response.
Ethiopian troops supporting Somalia's transition government come under regular attack in Mogadishu.
Fear
In Dusamareb, people protested against Thursday's US strike, shouting slogans such as "Down with the Bush administration".
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7383183.stm
One of the protest organisers said people feared further strikes by US forces on the town.
The protest came as three Ethiopian soldiers were killed in a fighting with Islamists in the capital, Mogadishu.
Insurgents attacked an Ethiopian water tanker and the soldiers opened fire in response.
Ethiopian troops supporting Somalia's transition government come under regular attack in Mogadishu.
Fear
In Dusamareb, people protested against Thursday's US strike, shouting slogans such as "Down with the Bush administration".
More
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7383183.stm
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