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1. A large fire broke out at the Elasha Biyaha market near Somalia's capital Mogadishu following an Al-Shabaab IED explosion, no casualties were reported.
   2024-08-26 04:07:44 (First version)
2. A large fire breaks out at the Elasha-Biyaha market near Mogadishu, Somalia following an IED explosion linked to Al-Shabaab. No casualties are reported.
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