A car bomb has exploded in the center of Somalia's capital, killing at least eight people and setting nearby restaurants on fire.
Bomb Rocks Mogadishu
![A policeman runs through burning vehicles at the scene of an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia, March 18, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f4e5d362-b71b-46ba-bfae-04cc114dec23_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A policeman runs through burning vehicles at the scene of an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia, March 18, 2013.
![Men carry a seriously wounded man after an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia, March 18, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/497cd0c1-94bb-431b-92b6-d39be2a324da_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Men carry a seriously wounded man after an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia, March 18, 2013.
![A soldier uses his mobile phone to record the wreckage of vehicles at the scene of an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia, March 18, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e94a8e80-382a-4f09-93ae-b3e428c46a03_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A soldier uses his mobile phone to record the wreckage of vehicles at the scene of an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia, March 18, 2013.
![A soldier stands guard near destroyed shops after an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia, March 18, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/923cf0da-bc6c-4fd7-9831-49db4c35da72_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A soldier stands guard near destroyed shops after an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia, March 18, 2013.