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Home arrow UN news arrow UN refugee agency alarmed at civilian loss of life in Somalia's capital
UN refugee agency alarmed at civilian loss of life in Somalia's capital
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Monday, 06 September 2010
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The United Nations refugee agency today voiced alarm over worsening security in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, where fighting between forces of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and armed Islamists has killed more than 230 civilians and wounded at least 400 others during the past two weeks.

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