A crowd sits in the seats at Konis Stadium in Mogadishu to watch celebrations marking Somalia's Independence Day on July 1. Today's celebrations mark 53 years since the Southern regions of Somalia gained independence from Italy and joined with the Northern region of Somaliland to create Somalia. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

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