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Somali soldiers killed in Mogadishu blast | Somali soldiers killed in Mogadishu blast |
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At least 11 people, including several soldiers, have been killed in an explosion in the Somali capital Mogadishu, witnesses say. | |
Some of 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 owner of a cafe which was hit was also among the dead. | |
The cause of the explosion is not clear but militant Islamist group al-Shabab stages sporadic attacks in the city. | |
The al-Qaeda-linked group was driven out of Mogadishu in 2011 but still controls many southern and central areas of the country. | |
Several injured people were rushed to hospital. | Several injured people were rushed to hospital. |