Car bomb explodes at base of hundreds of Ethiopian soldiers

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Car bomb explodes at base of hundreds of Ethiopian soldiers

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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - A car bomb exploded Thursday at a base of hundreds of Ethiopian soldiers on the outskirts of the Somali capital, a witness said.

Ahmed Mohamed Shardi, who was driving a minibus, saw a car behind his vehicle pull into the Ethiopian army base, about 45 kilometers (30 miles) south of Mogadishu, and then explode.

"Big smoke has covered the area," Shardi told The Associated Press by phone. "I and all the passengers have panicked. We did not know where to go."

The base is surrounded by a low wall and its entrance is ungated. A large building inside used to serve the Somali military before the country spiraled into 15 years of anarchy. Ten pickups mounted with machine-guns are usually parked inside, and the base is equipped with artillery.
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