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A man carrying a large sailfish to the fish market in the Xamar Weyne district of Mogadishu, Somalia, on March 16, 2013.

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Men looking out across a harbor in Mogadishu early on the morning of March 16, 2013.

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Freshly caught tuna fish are lined up for sale inside Mogadishu's fish market on March 16, 2013.

The relative peace that has prevailed in Mogadishu over recent months was shattered by a car bomb that killed at least ten people in the Somali capital on Monday.

But for Somalia's fishermen, the outlook remains promising. Their country boasts a longer coastline than any other nation in mainland Africa, with the bountiful waters of the Indian Ocean offering a plentiful potential harvest, but two decades of civil strife have greatly restricted the development of the fishing industry.

Each morning, an eclectic catch is unloaded and transported to the city's Xamar Weyne fish market, where it is sold for local consumption and, increasingly, for export to other countries.  

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A man carrying a large sailfish to the fish market in the Xamar Weyne district of Mogadishu on March 16, 2013.

Editor's note: These images were released on March 18, 2013 by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team, which is affiliated to the African Union Mission in Somalia.

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A member of the Somali security forces flees the site of a car bomb in central Mogadishu, Somalia, on March 18, 2013.

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A woman reacts near the site of a car bomb in central Mogadishu on March 18, 2013.

Reuters reports — A car bomb exploded near the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday, killing at least 10 people in a blast that appeared to target senior government officials, police said.

The suicide attacker detonated explosives while driving along a boulevard that runs between the palace and the national theatre, a route lined by tearooms that were engulfed in fire moments after the blast, senior police officer Abdiqadir Mohamud said. A public minibus driving along the road burst into flames.

"The suicide car bomber targeted a senior national security officer whose car was passing near the theatre," Mohamud told Reuters. "Most of the people who died were on board the minibus - civilians. This public vehicle coincidentally came between the government car and the car bomb when it was hit." Read the full story.

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An injured man sits on the road near the presidential palace in Mogadishu on March 18, 2013.

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Somalis celebrate during a ceremony to mark the first anniversary of terror group Al-Shabab's withdrawal from Mogadishu at Konis Stadium in the north of the capital on Aug. 6, 2012. Somali president Sheikh Shrif Sheikh Ahmed attended the ceremony and declared the day a national day to be called 'Peace day' and marked each year.

Dai Kurokawa / EPA reports — On Aug. 6 Somalia marked one year since African Union and Somali government forces drove out the hardline Islamist militants al-Shabab from the capital Mogadishu. Life has been returning to normal for many Mogadishu residents since al-Shabab left the city. However, the change is fragile and the Islamist fighters, who control much of the country's southern area, remain a great threat to the stability of the capital. The population of Somali refugees reached more than one million last month according to The United Nations Refugee Agency. Read More

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Dock workers carry bags of imported cement at a seaport in Mogadishu, Somalia on Aug. 6.

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Twelve-year-old Yusuf Abdrahaman lies on a stretcher as he waits to be transported to another clinic in Mogadishu, Somalia on Aug. 6. Abdrahaman was injured when a wall collapsed on him while playing outside.

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A Burundian soldier serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia patrols in an armed personnel carrier in Mogadishu on Aug. 6.

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The Mogadishu fishing harbor stands in Somalia on Aug. 6.

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Somali women wait to receive treatment at the outpatient clinic run by the African Union in Mogadishu on Aug. 6.

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African Union soldiers from Uganda play a board game as they rest at their camp in Mogadishu, Somalia on Aug. 6.

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Relatives assist an unidentified woman injured in an explosion at the national theater in Mogadishu, Somalia, on April 4, 2012.

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Residents assist an unidentified man injured in the explosion.

NBC News, msnbc.com staff and news services report — The president of Somalia's Olympic committee and the head of the country's soccer federation have been killed in a suicide blast at Mogadishu's newly reopened national theater that left at least 10 dead, according to reports.

Sports official Shafici Mohyadin said the two were killed on Wednesday when the blast hit the first anniversary celebration of Somalia's television station, according to the Associated Press.

Ali Muse, the head of Mogadishu's ambulance service, said at least 10 people were killed and dozens wounded, including the country's national planning minister.

Al-Shabab, the regional terror group affiliated to al-Qaida, claimed reponsibility for the attack, Reuters reported. Read more.

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Policemen and residents secure the national theater after the explosion.

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Somalis stretcher away a man wounded in the blast.

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People gather at the scene of an explosion in Hodan district of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, on Feb. 17. A car bomb exploded next to a police department building in the Somali capital on Friday, wounding two police officers, the latest in a wave of attacks in Mogadishu.

AP reports -- A car bomb exploded inside a police compound in Somalia's capital on Friday, wounding two people, an official said.

The blast rattled Mogadishu and sent smoke into the sky, but Lt. Aden Kalmoy Dhaqane, a military official, said the explosion wounded only two people.

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A government policeman walks at the scene of an explosion in Hodan district of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, on Feb. 17.

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Families flee from al-Shabab held towns to Mogadishu, Somalia, on Feb. 16, 2012, following al-Qaeda's declaration last week that the Somali militant group was joining its ranks.

The Associated Press reports from MOGADISHU, Somalia — Thousands of Somalis are fleeing an insurgent-held town into the capital because they fear a military attack by African Union (AU) troops allied to the weak Somali government.

Hundreds of cars and trucks packed with mattresses and other household items created traffic jams in the capital of Mogadishu on Thursday.

The exodus comes a day after Somali and AU troops extended their reach beyond Somali capital to launch an offensive on Elasha Biyaha. The rebel-held settlement is inhabited by Somalis who fled Mogadishu violence in 2007.

Last week it was reported that the Somali militant group al-Shabab, which is fighting the Somali government and AU forces, had formally joined al-Qaida.

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People flee from al-Shabab held towns to Mogadishu on Feb. 16, 2012.

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People carry a wounded man at the scene of an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Oct. 4. Dozens of people were reported killed after a car laden with explosives blew up in front of the Ministry of Education in the Somali capital.

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A soldier keeps guard near a burning vehicle at the scene of an explosion in Mogadishu on Oct. 4.

msnbc.com news services report from MOGADISHU:

A truck bomb killed at least 65 people at government buildings in the heart of Somalia's capital on Tuesday, an ambulance worker said, and al-Shabab insurgents claimed responsibility for the attack.

Witnesses said there was a loud blast at a compound housing four government ministries in the K4 (Kilometer 4) area of the capital Mogadishu, where students had gathered on Tuesday to take exams.

"We have carried 65 dead bodies and 50 injured people," ambulance coordinator Ali Muse told Reuters. "Some are still lying there. Most of the people have burns." Continue reading.

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Women start to clean streets in the neighborhoods vacated by Al-Shabab fighters in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Aug. 7. Islamist fighters withdrew from almost all their bases in the famine-struck Somali capital on Saturday, the most significant gain for the embattled U.N.-backed government in four years.

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Women clean streets in Mogadishu on Sunday, Aug, 7.

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Somalia Transitional Government soldiers prepare to take positions near a stadium in Mogadishu on Aug. 7, after a brief fight with Al-Shabab fighters.

NBC's Richard Engel sent this report from Mogadishu after Al-Shabab forces pulled out of many of their bases in the city on Saturday: