40 Somalis die in battle in Mogadishu
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An emergency official in Somalia's capital says at least 40 civilians have been killed and more than 130 wounded in fighting between Islamist insurgents and government forces backed by African Union peacekeepers.
The fighting started Monday evening after Somalia's most powerful militia declared a "massive" war against what they called the invaders, a reference to the 6,000 African Union troops deployed in Mogadishu. Somalia hasn't had a central government since 1991. (AP)
