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Fighting Continues In Mogadishu

August 25 2010

Somalia

For the third day in a row, Islamist militants and government-backed troops battled Wednesday in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, the Voice of America News.

At least eight people were killed in the latest violence, security officials said.

Another 25 others were injured, reported Al Jazeera (Qatar).

The clash came a day after the Al-Qaida-linked Al-Shabaab group attacked a hotel where members of Parliament were staying. The bodies of four have been identified, CNN...

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