Reliable sources said
gunmen killed 20 government soldiers in a surprise attack in Arba Minch, south
Ethiopia. The sources also said the deceased include the regional commander of
the army.
Several number of soldiers have also
sustained serious injuries in the shootout that lasted for hours. The injured
have been admitted to the hospital, the sources said.
The Ethiopian government
said in a statement that it had arrested gunmen who were bent on launching an
attack in Arba Minch. The statement said the gunmen had slipped through Moyale,
a town on the border with Kenya. The gunmen had come from neighboring Eritrea,
the Ethiopian government said, adding that some of the gunmen had been killed.
ESAT’s sources however
said the gunmen have left the area once they carried out the attack. Government
forces arrested several people in the town whom they suspect had links to the
gunmen.
Residents of Arba Minch
believe the gunmen were soldiers from Patriotic Ginbot 7, an armed group
opposing the regime. The group had so far made no official statement regarding
the attack.
ESAT News
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