Somalia

A group of pirates detained on a Dutch warship has been released because no country has agreed to prosecute them. At least two civilians were killed by a mortar shell in Mogadishu. A blast targeted two lawmakers near the presidential palace in Mogadishu. Shabaab claimed to have fought the Ethiopian rebel group ONLF in the south.

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