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| Somali soldiers killed in Mogadishu blast | Somali soldiers killed in Mogadishu blast |
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| At least five soldiers and a military officer have been killed in an explosion in the Somali capital Mogadishu, witnesses say. | At least five soldiers and a military officer have been killed in an explosion in the Somali capital Mogadishu, witnesses say. |
| Those killed are said to have been collecting their salaries at an army base in the Dayniile suburb on the outskirts of the city. | |
| The cause of the explosion is not immediately clear. | The cause of the explosion is not immediately clear. |
| Militant Islamist group al-Shabab was forced out of Mogadishu in 2011 but continues to stage sporadic attacks. | Militant Islamist group al-Shabab was forced out of Mogadishu in 2011 but continues to stage sporadic attacks. |
| The al-Qaeda-linked group still controls many southern and central areas of the country. | |
| The BBC's Mohamed Moalimu in Mogadishu says a nearby restaurant was caught up in the blast. | |
| Several injured people were rushed to hospital. |