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| Warships blamed for Somali piracy | Warships blamed for Somali piracy |
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| A Somali minister has said the problem of piracy in the region is being made worse by those countries deploying warships off the coast. | A Somali minister has said the problem of piracy in the region is being made worse by those countries deploying warships off the coast. |
| Abdul Karis Osman Issa, public works minister in semi-autonomous Puntland, said investment should be directed at building mainland security instead. | Abdul Karis Osman Issa, public works minister in semi-autonomous Puntland, said investment should be directed at building mainland security instead. |
| He said ransom payments to pirates mean they are better financed and armed than the regional government. | He said ransom payments to pirates mean they are better financed and armed than the regional government. |
| Meanwhile, Mogadishu is reportedly calm after three days of fierce fighting. | Meanwhile, Mogadishu is reportedly calm after three days of fierce fighting. |
| But correspondents in the city say clashes between pro-government forces and opposition Islamist groups could resume at any time. | But correspondents in the city say clashes between pro-government forces and opposition Islamist groups could resume at any time. |
| More than 50 people have been killed in the clashes, which began on Thursday and escalated late on Saturday in a district close to the presidential palace. | More than 50 people have been killed in the clashes, which began on Thursday and escalated late on Saturday in a district close to the presidential palace. |
| Somalia, a nation of about eight million people, has experienced almost constant conflict since the collapse of its central government in January 1991. | Somalia, a nation of about eight million people, has experienced almost constant conflict since the collapse of its central government in January 1991. |
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