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A typical Friday night turned into a mother's worst nightmare when gunshots swirled around her neighborhood into the apartment complex where she stayed with her children and mother. One of those bullets flew into baby Jiya McMahan’s crib striking the 8-month old. “’I don’t want my sister to
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Somalia: Gunfire Echoes At Election Delay Protest in Mogadishu
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