Mogadishu fighting kills 230
- Published: 7/09/2010 at 08:56 PM
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The UN refugee agency said Tuesday that 230 civilians had been killed during fighting between government forces and Islamist rebels over the past two weeks in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.
Mogadishu residents flee on August 28 as fighting rages in the Somali capital. The UN refugee agency says that 230 civilians have been killed during fighting between government forces and Islamist rebels over the past two weeks in Mogadishu.
"UNHCR is alarmed by the further deterioration we are seeing in the situation in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu," said Melissa Fleming, spokeswoman of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
