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Turkish president postpones Somalia trip to attend King Abdullah funeral

Istanbul, Turkey:  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday postponed a planned trip to Somalia in order to attend the funeral of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, official media reported.

Erdogan is currently on a tour of Africa and was due to travel later Friday to Somalia, where Turkey is a major investor, in what was to be a rare visit by a foreign leader to the war-torn nation.

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