April 20, 2007	Friday	Rabi-us-Sani 02, 1428

MOGADISHU, April 19: Fighting between Ethiopian troops and Somali insurgents flared again in Mogadishu on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, witnesses said.

Heavy shelling was heard around the coastal capital as scores of wounded were rushed to hospitals. “Six consecutive missiles hit ... There are many wounded,” said Hassan Ibrahim, who drove a minivan full of injured people to Madina Hospital from the central Al Barakah district.

The insurgents are fighting the interim government, its Ethiopian military backers and African Union peacekeepers for control of a city in chaos for the last 16 years.—Reuters