ADDIS ABABA (AFP) — Bombs have exploded in two hotels in a southern Ethiopian town, killing three people and wounding five, security and government officials said Wednesday.
“Two bombs blew up in two hotels last night. The second blast occured just three minutes after the first,” said Tamrat Abera, police chief for the town of Negelle Borena.
Information ministry spokesman Zemedkum Tekle had earlier mentioned only one blast taking place on Wednesday and gave a casualty toll of three killed and five wounded.
Negelle Borena is a small town located 595 kilometres (320 miles) south of the capital Addis Ababa, in the Oromo region, where rebels have fought for years over claims of marginalisation by the government.
“Some had their legs blown off. There was also serious damage to private and public property,” Tamrat told AFP. “We are undertaking a massive manhunt as we have been given details of what the bomber looked like.”
He said that the first bomb went off in a hotel called Kidane Mihret and the second in Shuferoch hotel, just a few yards away.
No armed group has yet claimed responsibility for the bombings.
The twin bomb attack came as the regime of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi celebrated Wednesday the 17th anniversary of former president Mengistu Haile Mariam’s ouster.
On May 20, a bomb went off on a minibus near the foreign ministry in Addis Ababa, killing six people, including a US national.
The authorities, who made several arrests, blamed last week’s explosion on Eritrea and the Oromo Liberation Front.
Three people were also killed and 18 wounded in bomb blasts at petrol stations in Addis Ababa on April 14.
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The woyanees are getting to desperate. Now they are bombing every other day.
http://oromantic.com/2008/05/28/crying-wolf/
Their sick game takes human life like it is pop corn
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May 28th, 2008 at 3:00 PM
I am 100 percent sure this is the work of Woyane. When they want to arrest someone they come up with this kind of plan. Watch, two days later the Woyane television will announce the names of the culprits, the names of innocent people of course. The good thing is however, except the Woyane criminal supporters no person in a right brain believes them. For example, they planted a bob in a mini bus to kill, including and American citizen, to make it look like there are terrorists in the country and t they are the guard against these threats.
Lela bila ale yager sew.
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May 28th, 2008 at 3:02 PM
In Ethiopia ordinary citizens that are not from the Tigrean tribe, get arrested, tortured, subjected to lengthy imprisonments. At present, at least so far, millions of Amaharas, Oromos, Sidamas, Ogadenis, Benshanguels, etc fit the horrors they’re placed in. TPLF means Tigrean Liberation Front is responsible for horrors that is displacing millions.
World, people wake up and see criminal regime is creating pretexts to snatch, and butcher children and women throughout Ethiopia.
Prisonners need our advocacy, they must be released.
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May 28th, 2008 at 3:27 PM
I totally agree with those 1, 2 & 3 comments given above. Woyane means the enemy of mankind; who kills himself and blames others. I think the Woyanes have finished all those prisoners of conscience and wanted to bring more victms in. If justice should serve and one is accountable, sure Woyane is. So, I say death to those who create pretexts to kill innocent people. This is my voice for the voiceless.
Kiros
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May 29th, 2008 at 4:01 AM
I ASK ALL OF PEOPLE OF ETHIOPIA, AND NEIGHBORING NATIONS, TO JOIN US,IN REMEMBERING ALL VICTIMS OF WOYANNES TREACHAREOUS, KILLINGS, TORCHERS, DECIETS, FALSE PROPOGANDAS, DISPLACEMENTS, EVICTIONS FROM PRIVATES HOMES, WANTON DESTRUCTIONS OF PRIVATE PROPERTIES, BARBERIC BUTHERINGS THAT TOOK PLACE ON SIDAMAS, GAMBELAS, AMHARAS, OROMOS, GURAGHES, HARAR, OGADEN, MOGADISHU, KENYA, ERITREAS BADIME,DE’JIBOUTI-THROUGHOUT EAST AFRICA BY JOINING HANDS IN COLOR BLACK. WEAR, BLACK ROBE, SHIRT, HEAD SCARF, TIE, PANTS, SHOES, SPEAK AND PRAY FOR FALLEN SAULS EVERY MAY 20TH, EACH YEAR HERE ON.
FASCISM, BARBERISMS, LAWLESSNESS OVERTOOK OUR HOMES, FAMILIES ON MAY 20TH, THE DAY KILLERS OF BABIES WITH MOTHERS ARRIVED IN CENTERAL ETHIOPIA, TRAINED, SUPPORTED, FUNDED BY ILL INFORMED FERENJIS.
LETS GO TO CHURCHES, MOSQUES, PLACES, JOIN OUR PEOPLE REMEMBER PRIESTS, IMAMAS, BABIES, MOTHERS, EVEN BRAVE FREEDOM FIGHETERS, WHO ARE LINCHED TO DEATH BY BARBERIANS-NAMED TPLF.
CALL EVERYONE TO PRAY FOR POLITICAL PRISONERS, CONSCEOUS OR NOT, EXPRESS SOLIDARITY WITH THEM, SPEAK OF THEIR UNJUST HOLD UPS, WRITE TO LEADERS, RAISE BLACK FLAG IN PUBLIC PLACES, REMEMBERING THE THIS DARK DAY.
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May 29th, 2008 at 10:38 AM
i agree with all above comment this is woyane task.
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May 29th, 2008 at 5:50 PM