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Truck attacked near Mogadishu, several wounded
04 Jan 2007 06:46:45 GMT
Source: Reuters
•  Somalia troubles

MOGADISHU, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Militiamen fired a rocket at an oil tanker truck near Mogadishu on Thursday, wounding several people in the first major attack since government forces took the Somali capital last week, a government source said.

"The militiamen wanted to extort money from the tanker (crew)," said the government source. "They hit it with an anti-aircraft rocket. Several people have been wounded."


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