MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – Rival militias massed on the northern edge of Somalia’s lawless capital Saturday, prompting hundreds to flee their homes amid fears that another surge of violence was imminent in this Horn of Africa country, witnesses said.

Islamic militias and a rival alliance of secular warlords signed a ceasefire last week after more than 140 people were killed in just eight days, but tensions remained high. Most of the casualties have been noncombatants caught in crossfire or killed by stray missiles.
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