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UN peace-keeper dies in Somalia

Monday 01 August 1994 23:02 BST
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MOGADISHU - Somali gunmen attacked and overran a company of Zimbabwean soldiers, capturing most of them and killing at least one, a UN official said. The attack by supporters of south Mogadishu warlord Mohamed Farah Aideed in the central town of Belet-Huen over the weekend brought a strong hint from Zimbabwe that it would pull out its 800 troops. Reuter

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