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MOGADISHU, Somalia – A medical official says 13 people died
in mortar attacks in Somalia's capital.
Mogadishu ambulance service chief Ali Muse says most of the
dead were collected from Bakara market and near the
presidential palace. He says 21 people were wounded.
Tuesday's fighting follows several weeks of intense clashes
between the U.N.-backed government and insurgents. African
Union peacekeeping troops supporting the government have
expanded their area of control into several neighborhoods
previously held by militants.
The AU said in a statement Tuesday it had arrested three
soldiers accused of wounding civilians through reckless
shooting. A board of inquiry recommended they face a
military court in Uganda.
Somalia has not had a functioning government for more than
20 years.
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