1. Automobile crash near Mogadishu

    · Near Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia

    Automobile crash near Mogadishu
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    Barre was injured when his car crashed into a bus near Mogadishu, prompting evacuation for medical treatment in Saudi Arabia. The report dated 24 May states that the crash occurred on the preceding Friday, 23 May 1986; coordinates represent Mogadishu because the crash site is described only as near the capital.

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