Somali government troops and opposition supporters - including some soldiers - exchanged gunfire in Mogadishu on Friday in street clashes that broke out during a protest march over delayed elections.
Tensions had been rising since the president, a former American citizen, failed to hold scheduled elections, then extended his term in office by two years.
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