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Food convoy destined for Bakol ambushed

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    A food convoy destined for the southern region of Bakol was ambushed and one of the vehicles hit a landmine over the weekend, resulting in a number of deaths. The 15-truck convoy, delivering food donated by CARE-International, was under heavily-armed protection when militiamen ambushed it south of Mogadishu. After the ambush, the convoy took a different route but one of the trucks hit an anti-tank mine, with more loss of life. According to a BBC report, a total of least 20 people are
    believed to have been killed including militiamen security personnel and civilians caught in crossfire.

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