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Gov't says
arrests 8 bombers
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ADDIS
ABEBA(July 14,2008) - Ethiopia says it has arrested
eight "Eritrean-trained" rebels suspected of carrying out
bombings that rocked the capital Addis Ababa and killed eight people
earlier this year.
A statement by security chiefs late on Saturday said the attacks were
sponsored by arch-foe Asmara "and implemented by its stooges
in Ethiopia, the self-proclaimed Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and
Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF)."
Simultaneous blasts at two petrol stations killed two people a day
after local, regional and federal elections in April, then a bomb
tore through a minibus taxi a month later, killing six.
The statement by the National Intelligence and Security Service did
not say when or where the detainees were arrested, but said three
"most wanted" suspects remained at large and urged the public
could come forward with information.
Ethiopia and Eritrea fought a 1998-2000 border war that killed 70,000
people, and tensions remain high. Officials in Addis Ababa often refer
to their counterparts in Amara as terrorists.
Eritrean officials routinely reject Ethiopia's allegations, including
that it backs the separatist OLF and ONLF rebels.
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