Food-riot watch: Mogadishu erupts

Mon, 05/05/2008 - 7:18pm

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Police opened fire on rioting crowds, killing at least two people in Mogadishu, Somalia today. Thousands of angry Somalis had taken to the street to protest rising food prices. Somali staples such as corn meal and rice have nearly doubled in price since January.

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