Firecrackers exploded, flags flew high, and cars honked wildly.

炮声阵阵，旗帜飞扬，就连汽车的喇叭都摁得朝天响。

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Among the dead is the top An eyewitness at the Mogadishu airport, which is situated next to the AMISOM base, says the two cars entered the compound and then exploded near the petrol station located in the base.

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Two more parked cars later exploded elsewhere in the poor neighborhood.

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The wreck sent debris hurtling into the crowd, while one of the cars flipped upside down and exploded in a giant fireball.

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One of the cars was parked among journalists' cars and would have killed dozens of journalists and civilians if it had exploded, the report said.

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