Six civilians were killed by artillery and a hand grenade in Mogadishu. Gunmen opened fire on a civilian bus, killing a civilian in Mogadishu. A roadside bomb targeted an administration official in Galkayo. Shabaab has vowed to replace the Somali flag by a black flag with an Islamic emblem.
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