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 KISMAYO, Somalia (AP) - A march that drew thousands in support of peacekeepers ended in violence Sunday when an explosion went off as the army chief prepared to address the rally and government troops fired into the crowd in response. At least five people were killed.
Thousands had marched through Kismayo, 260 miles southwest of the capital, Mogadishu, to support a proposed peacekeeping mission for Somalia. "Somali people need the help of Africans," they chanted. "Somalia's stability needs to be restored."
It was not immediately clear what caused the explsion, which happened as Army Chief Gen. Abdi Mahdi was to address the rally at the city's Freedom Park.
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