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 MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Islamic militiamen seized a checkpoint outside Somalia's capital Tuesday in an hourlong battle that killed six people, according to a clan leader who accused the militia of breaking a new cease-fire.
The checkpoint connecting Mogadishu to the Lower Shabelle region was manned by members of the Habar Gidir clan who had been charging motorists to pass. The fighting killed three clan gunmen and three civilians, clan leader Abdi Kaibdid said.
"The Islamists made a surprise attack on my troops overnight," he told The Associated Press.
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