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From: Biniam Tekle (biniamt@dehai.org)
Date: Fri Mar 25 2011 - 09:05:04 EST
http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE72O0DO20110325
Ethiopia bomb blast wounds two: official
Fri Mar 25, 2011 1:04pm GMT
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - A bomb exploded near a court in the west of
Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa on Thursday, wounding two people, police
officials said.
"It exploded at 4 p.m. (1300 GMT) on the pavement of a road that links with
the Lideta High Court," Tesfaye Eshetu, a district police investigator, told
Reuters.
Tesfaye said two people had sustained light injuries but were now on their
way out of hospital.
"We haven't apprehended any suspects so far. The case is still being
investigated," he added.
Ethiopian officials usually blame such incidents on rebel groups based in
the south and south-east of the country.
The attack was the first this year in the Horn of Africa nation, which has
faced sporadic explosions during the last four years. Thirteen people were
wounded when a bomb ripped through a bus near the border with Eritrea last
year, an attack that was blamed on Asmara.
Ethiopia and Eritrea fought a war over their border from 1998-2000 in which
more than 80,000 people died. Relations have been tense since and the border
remains an issue.
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