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 Almost 160,000 Somali civilians have fled from Mogadishu since early May. Many cannot hide the strain. © UNHCR/E.Hockstein

Fighting forces more Somalis to flee Mogadishu, pushing number of displaced to almost 170,000
The UN refugee agency on Friday said it was "gravely concerned" about spiralling violence and the worsening displacement crisis in Somalia, where almost 170,000 people have fled the capital Mogadishu since a fresh wave of fighting erupted in early May.

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