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Deadly Bomb Blast in Somali Capital

20 people are dead in Somalia's capital after a bomb hidden under a pile of garbage exploded on a main road. An eyewitness said at least ten female street cleaners were among the dead...Another 47 injured.Hospital officials say most were women and children ... Many in critical condition.In a separate attack in the northern part of the city ... witnesses report Islamic insurgents targeting military bases of Somali government troops and Ethiopian allies.A resident said he saw the bodies of three government soldiers lying in the street. Authorities could not immediately be reached for comment on those attacks.The explosion comes on the heels of last month's peace agreement ... fueling power struggles between the transitional government and Islamic insurgents. Somalia has been engaged in civil war since for more than 15 years.

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