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Blast Kills at Least 7 in Mogadishu After US Defense Secretary Visit

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   A huge blast went off in Mogadishu on Friday, killing at least seven
   people, hours after U.S. acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller
   made an unannounced visit to the Somali capital.

   Witnesses said a suicide bomber blew himself up at Gelato Devino, a
   popular ice cream shop along the road to the airport.

   Amin Ambulance, one of Mogadishu's ambulance services, said at least
   seven people had been killed in the attack. Somali police said another
   10 people had been wounded.

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