Thousands of people have been fleeing renewed fighting between African Union peacekeepers and Islamist insurgents in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
The peacekeepers, who came under heavy attack for the third day running, said they had to use unusually tough measures to repulse the insurgents.
A local human rights worker told the BBC that up to 18,000 people had fled.
At least 45 civilians have died since Monday in some of the worst violence Mogadishu has seen in months. ,more ..http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7632823.stm
The peacekeepers, who came under heavy attack for the third day running, said they had to use unusually tough measures to repulse the insurgents.
A local human rights worker told the BBC that up to 18,000 people had fled.
At least 45 civilians have died since Monday in some of the worst violence Mogadishu has seen in months. ,more ..http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7632823.stm
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