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Somali minibus attack toll rises | Somali minibus attack toll rises |
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More bodies have been discovered in Somalia, near the scene of an attack on two minibuses outside Mogadishu. | More bodies have been discovered in Somalia, near the scene of an attack on two minibuses outside Mogadishu. |
Local people returning to their farms after the attack said they had found a further 16 bodies, bringing to nearly 60 the number of civilians killed. | Local people returning to their farms after the attack said they had found a further 16 bodies, bringing to nearly 60 the number of civilians killed. |
The Ethiopian forces started shooting after their military convoy was hit by a roadside bomb, witnesses said. | The Ethiopian forces started shooting after their military convoy was hit by a roadside bomb, witnesses said. |
The transitional government backed by Ethiopian troops threw out Islamists in 2006, but unrest is continuing. | The transitional government backed by Ethiopian troops threw out Islamists in 2006, but unrest is continuing. |
Islamist insurgents have been carrying out frequent raids in the Mogadishu area. | |
After the latest attack on minibuses, witness Sahra Nor Osma told the Associated Press news agency: "Ethiopian convoys opened fire into different areas where thousands of displaced people were living; they killed everyone on the road." | After the latest attack on minibuses, witness Sahra Nor Osma told the Associated Press news agency: "Ethiopian convoys opened fire into different areas where thousands of displaced people were living; they killed everyone on the road." |
Mr Yusuf also fell out with his previous prime minister | Mr Yusuf also fell out with his previous prime minister |
Another witness Fadumo Kheyre told AP: "Blood was pouring out of the buses." | Another witness Fadumo Kheyre told AP: "Blood was pouring out of the buses." |
Tens of thousands of displaced Somalis line the road between Mogadishu and Afgoye. | Tens of thousands of displaced Somalis line the road between Mogadishu and Afgoye. |
In a separate incident on Friday, insurgents attacked the convoy of President Abdullahi Yusuf as it was leaving for Ethiopia for talks over the country's fragile ceasefire. | In a separate incident on Friday, insurgents attacked the convoy of President Abdullahi Yusuf as it was leaving for Ethiopia for talks over the country's fragile ceasefire. |
Following that attack, Ethiopian-backed government troops responded by opening fire, killing five civilians. | Following that attack, Ethiopian-backed government troops responded by opening fire, killing five civilians. |
President Abdullahi Yusuf has gone to Addis Ababa for talks with his estranged Prime Minister Hussein Nur Adde. | |
The discussions are aimed at resolving a power struggle between the two men which could in turn affect a ceasefire agreement signed with the opposition in June. | The discussions are aimed at resolving a power struggle between the two men which could in turn affect a ceasefire agreement signed with the opposition in June. |
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