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 MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Four mortar explosions rocked the Somali capital Friday, wounding six people — including two children — a day after an advance team of African peacekeepers arrived in the country, witnesses said.
The mortars fell near Mogadishu's port at midmorning, said Ali Jalahow, who lives near the area.
African peacekeepers will have to confront growing violence in the capital, Mogadishu. Since the country's transitional government and its Ethiopian backers drove out Islamic militants in December, insurgents have staged near-daily attacks, with civilians bearing the brunt of the violence.
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