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5 HEAVY FIGHTING REPORTED IN SOMALIA j
5 Heavy fighting has been reported j
5 near the Somali capital, Mogadishu, j
5 although no foreign troops are j
5 believed to be involved. j
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5 One report said the clash involved j
5 clans allied to the country's two j
5 main warlords, Ali Mahdi Mohamed j
5 and General Mohamed Farrah Aideed. j
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5 A US spokesman said the fighting j
5 seemed to be over an arms cache. j
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5 The fighting was nowhere near US j
5 President George Bush, who is j
5 spending the night on a warship. j
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