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 MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Businessmen, clan elders and moderate religious leaders shuttled between secular warlords and Islamic extremists in Somalia's capital Wednesday, trying to broker a cease-fire as the death toll from four days of fighting reached 96.
The fighting has escalated steadily since Sunday, when the Islamic militants, who have alleged ties to al-Qaida, and the warlords took up strategic positions in Mogadishu.
Most victims in the recent fighting have been civilians caught in the crossfire. Nearly 200 people have been wounded in the fighting, doctors say.
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