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- ↑ "Members of Somali parliament killed in bombing are identified". CNN. 25 August 2010.
- ↑ "SOMALIA: Somali Parliament honours MPs killed in Al Shabab attack". Horseed Media. 25 August 2010. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
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