Somali clash
Pakistani troops exchanged fire with Somali gunmen in Mogadishu yesterday after a series of shooting incidents overnight, AFP reports from Mogadishu. A Pakistani patrol was fired on in the afternoon when it approached a demonstration against the UN by some 500 Somalis. The Pakistanis returned fire. Guards at the UN compound exchanged shots with snipers.
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