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| Five foreigners, thought to be Pakistanis, have been killed in a dawn attack in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region, witnesses say. | Five foreigners, thought to be Pakistanis, have been killed in a dawn attack in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region, witnesses say. |
| Six armed men in masks entered a mosque in Galkayo and ordered six Pakistanis and one Somali outside, they said. | Six armed men in masks entered a mosque in Galkayo and ordered six Pakistanis and one Somali outside, they said. |
| The gunmen then opened fire, killing five men and seriously injuring two. | |
| Correspondents say it is unclear why the men were targeted, but the northern region is tense after the recent killing of an information minister. | Correspondents say it is unclear why the men were targeted, but the northern region is tense after the recent killing of an information minister. |
| Somalia has been without an effective central government since 1991 and has recently been riven by fighting between Islamist insurgents and government troops. | Somalia has been without an effective central government since 1991 and has recently been riven by fighting between Islamist insurgents and government troops. |