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BBC NEWS | Africa | Thousands cheer Ethiopia pull-out

BBC NEWS | Africa | Thousands cheer Ethiopia pull-out
Thousands of Somalis have gathered at the football stadium in Mogadishu to celebrate the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from the city.

The stadium was a former Ethiopian base and Islamist and clan elders called for Somalis to solve their own problems and not resort to more violence.

There has been no fighting in the city since the Ethiopians left this week.

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