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Drone strike: A U.S. military drone strike on a vehicle carrying explosives in Somalia has removed “an imminent threat to the people of Mogadishu” by the al-Shabab extremist group, the U.S. Africa Command said Tuesday. The air strike was carried out Tuesday about 40 miles southwest of Somalia’s capital, the U.S. statement said, adding that no civilians were killed. Al-Shabab, the deadliest Islamic extremist group in Africa, often targets high-profile areas of Mogadishu including hotels, military checkpoints and the presidential palace.