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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Dec. 19

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At least two civilians were killed and ten others wounded after car bomb exploded at a busy road in the center of Mogadishu on Saturday, police and witnesses said.

According to police officer Ahmed Ganey, the car bomb which exploded at Makka Al-Mukarrama road left five civilians and five Somali police officers including Waberi district police commissioner injured. (Somalia-Car Bomb)

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JAKARTA -- A ship with about 100 passengers aboard sank off the Indonesian coast on Saturday, according to media report. (Indonesia-Ship Capsizing)

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LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan -- One attacker was killed while three Afghan police personnel wounded in a suicide car bombing in Afghan southern province of Helmand on Saturday, police said.

"The blast took place in Gereshk district at around midday. The bomber attacked the convoy of Gereshk police chief Mohammad Ismahil. The police chief escaped the blast unhurt but three policemen escorting him sustained injuries in the blast," Shah Mohmood Ashina, provincial police spokesman, told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Car Bomb)

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ANKARA -- At least 68 militants of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed in ongoing military operations in southeastern Turkey over the last four days, a security official said Saturday.

The Turkish security forces had been launching operations in the towns of Cizre and Silopi in Sirnak province in southeastern Turkey over the last four days, the state-run Anatolia news agency quoted the official as saying. (Turkey-PKK-Military Operation)

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JAKARTA -- The Indonesian authorities had located the capsized ship in Sulawesi waters which sank earlier on Saturday, a senior police officer said.

The ship was carrying 94 adults and 14 children and the fate of the passengers was unknown now. A rescue operation has been underway. (Indonesia-Ship-Rescue) Endi