At least 26 people were killed and 48 wounded on Wednesday when forces of Somali faction leader Ali Hassan Osman Atto captured an airstrip from militiamen of his rival Hussein Aideed, witnesses said.
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They said Osman Atto's militiamen attacked Aideed's forces at the Middle Shabelle airstrip, 50 km (30 miles) from Mogadishu. They captured the airstrip in the attack involving eight "technical" four-wheel-drive battle wagons.