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Mogadishu's Bakara Market Lies in Ruins
The area use to be a bustling center of commerce in the Somali capital. But that was before the al-Shabab militants moved into the area. VOA’s Peter Heinlein took these pictures during a tour of the area.
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A former medical business lies in ruins in the Somali capital. (VOA - P. Heinlein)
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A building destroyed in the fighting of Somalia's conflict (VOA - P. Heinlein)
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Goats walk down street in front of a bullet scarred building in Mogadishu. (VOA - P. Heinlein)
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In the Bakara Market area, ruined buildings line the streets. (VOA - P. Heinlein)