Sunday, November 9, 2008

Ethiopia's Terrorism Problem


Ethiopia Tightens Security In Capital As Police Arrests Dozen Rebels -- Somali Net

(SomaliNet) After police said they had arrested more than a dozen leaders of the rebel Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and accused them of plotting terrorist attacks, Ethiopia tightened security in the capital on Thursday.

Reports say the mostly middle-aged men were paraded on state television late on Wednesday alongside a stack of assault rifles that police said were seized during several raids in Addis Ababa.

Ethiopia, which is an ally of the United States and the biggest military power in the Horn of Africa, blames insurgents supported by neighbouring Eritrea for bomb blasts that killed eight people and wounded many in the city earlier this year.

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My Comment: Ethiopia and Eritrea have been in perpetual conflict between each other for decades .... this is just a continuation of this conflict.

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