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Gambēla : Ethiopia | Mar 14, 2012 at 4:43 AM PDT
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Gunmen kill 19, wound 8, in bus attack in Ethiopia


In Ethiopia, nineteen people were killed and eight injured in attacks by armed militants on the shuttle bus on Tuesday, March 13, citing local authorities.

The attack, said the agency is one of the regional officials have been committed in Gambela province on Monday at around 14:00 local time. Criminals First gunpoint robbed passengers of the bus money and things, and then opened fire on them.

In the scene the attackers managed to escape, to detain them until succeeded. Responsibility for the attack on a bus has claimed none of the force in the territory of Ethiopia extremist groups.

In Gambella in connection with the incident introduced enhanced security measures. At the same time, local authorities said they did not expect a repetition of such incidents.

Source : http://www.dailystar.com.lb
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