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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - A suicide bomber drove a pickup truck filled with explosives into an army base, killing himself and two others near a hotel where the prime minister set up temporary headquarters, officials said Thursday.
The explosion late Wednesday, in the southern town of Baidoa, targeted a base manned mostly by Ethiopian troops, who are protecting Somalia's weak government. Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi was not hurt.
"The explosion was so deafening and strong it rocked our entire hotel compound," said Mohamed Abdi Haji, a member of Gedi's staff. The blast killed two soldiers and the bomber, witnesses said.
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