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Ethiopia: Kidnappers still have tour group
Saturday, March 10, 2007 | No comments posted.
MEKELE, Ethiopia (AP) - A European tour group that disappeared last week near the disputed border of Ethiopia and Eritrea appeared to be “safe and secure” but was in the hands of unknown kidnappers, Ethiopia's foreign minister said Friday.
The group - five employees of the British Embassy in Addis Ababa or their relatives - was abducted along with 13 Ethiopian drivers or translators March 1 in Afar, a remote border area with ancient salt mines and a spectacular volcanic landscape.
Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin said tribal elders had reported the group was in Afar. The area is rife with bandits and draws few tourists - and those who go must have armed guides.
“Last evening I heard they are safe and secure,” Seyoum told The Associated Press, citing tribesman in the remote, hostile region who say they have seen the group.
The group - five employees of the British Embassy in Addis Ababa or their relatives - was abducted along with 13 Ethiopian drivers or translators March 1 in Afar, a remote border area with ancient salt mines and a spectacular volcanic landscape.
Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin said tribal elders had reported the group was in Afar. The area is rife with bandits and draws few tourists - and those who go must have armed guides.
“Last evening I heard they are safe and secure,” Seyoum told The Associated Press, citing tribesman in the remote, hostile region who say they have seen the group.
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