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| Africa Horn |
| Ethiopia says Eritrea behind oil-field bloodbath |
| 2007-04-26 |
| Ethiopia on Wednesday accused arch-foe Eritrea of supporting the rebels behind an attack on a remote Chinese-run oil field that killed 74 people, including nine Chinese workers. Eritrea immediately denied the claim -- the latest in a string of accusations and counter-accusations between the rival neighbours. "The perpetrator of the terrorist attack ... is the self-styled Ogaden National Liberation Front [ONLF], a terrorist wing that is part of the front of destruction led by the Eritrean government," the Ethiopian Information Ministry said in a statement. Up to seven Chinese workers were kidnapped in Tuesday's dawn raid on the oil field in Ethiopia's eastern Ogaden region, where the rebel group is fighting for the independence of ethnic Somalis. "Hand-in-glove with the Eritrean government, which hates to see Ethiopia's development, the terrorist forces in the region have acted out this horrendous act of terror," the statement said. Eritrea rejected the accusations, claiming Addis Ababa was seeking to trigger a war. "The accusations are baseless," Eritrean Information Minister Ali Abdu said. "They want to create a pretext to take belligerent measures against Eritrea." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Makes sense for them to say so. They have nothing to gain from having the Chicoms pissed off at them. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-04-26 12:43 |
| #1 What? no bodies to look at for uniforms or insignia? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-04-26 06:22 |