Helicopters Fire on Somali Rebels ; World News IN BRIEF

Mar 30, 02:02 AM

Current Headlines: MOGADISHU At least two dozen people were reported dead in the Somali capital in the worst day of fighting since the arrival of Ethiopian troops in January. Helicopter gunships fired on a market in the south of the city as hundreds of insurgents fought Somali government and Ethiopian troops. There were unconfirmed reports that 17 Ethiopian soldiers had been killed in the fighting.

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