Deadly clashes hit Somali capital

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At least six people have been killed and many wounded in fighting between government troops and fighters in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.

The gun battles began early Wednesday morning, locking residents inside their homes.

"Two men were killed, one was a waiter and the other was the brother of a restaurant owner," said Hamdi Ahmed Ali, a resident close to the Bakara market where government troops exchanged gunfire with fighters.

Another resident said that he saw bodies lying on the streets from the top of his house.

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