Witnesses in Somalia say insurgents have burned and dragged the bodies of at least two soldiers through the streets of Mogadishu, after a clash between militants and Ethiopian forces killed seven people.
The violence erupted Wednesday after insurgents attacked Ethiopian tanks rolling through an insurgent stronghold near the headquarters of the former Defense Ministry in southern Mogadishu.
Witnesses say the Ethiopian troops returned heavy fire and that several people were wounded in the fighting.
Ethiopia deployed soldiers to Somalia last December to help the interim government push an Islamist movement from power.
Somalia's internationally-recognized government has since been struggling to contain regular outbursts of violence by fighters loyal to the fallen Islamist movement.
The African Union has deployed troops to Somalia to replace the Ethiopian forces, which Addis Ababa plans to withdraw.
Some information for this report was provided by AP and AFP
