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Germans, Hungarians and Austrian dead in Ethiopia attack
Jan 18, 2012, 10:36 GMT
Addis Ababa - Two Germans, two Hungarians and an Austrian were killed in an attack by gunmen on tourists in north-east Ethiopia, government spokesman Bereket Simon confirmed to dpa on Wednesday, changing information he had given earlier.
Two Germans and two Ethiopians were kidnapped, Simon said. Two people were also wounded in the attack which took place late Monday - one from Italy and one from Hungary. A third person escaped.
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