ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Five foreign tourists were killed by unknown armed rebels in Ethiopia’s Afar region in the north, Ethiopian state television reported on Tuesday.
The Ethiopian Television, or ETV, cited the Ethiopian Ministry of Defense reporting eight unidentified foreign nationals were attacked near the Eritrean border on Monday.
ETV said two tourists were injured severely and have been brought to a health clinic by defense forces. They are in critical condition, the state television said.
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