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04/20/06
IRIN - Somalia Watch
MOGADISHU, (IRIN) - Swaying unsteadily from side to side, the truck carrying the enormous load of charcoal comes to a halt. Three young gunmen sitting on the mountain of blackened sacks leap off, shouting aggressively, guns raised, until the truck is allowed to go on its way. Set to negotiate the numerous road blocks on the outskirts of the capital - manned by competing clan militia out for a cut in the trade - the truck heads for a rudimentary beach port in Mogadishu where its precious load will be shipped to Saudi Arabia.

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