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.