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Berlin confirms two tourists dead in Ethiopia were German
Jan 18, 2012, 15:21 GMT
Berlin - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle confirmed Wednesday that two of the five tourists killed in Ethiopia this week were German citizens.
Ethiopian officials had earlier said two Germans, two Hungarians and an Austrian were killed and two Germans and two Ethiopians abducted Monday. They accused Eritrea of being behind the attacks.
'I have to inform you that the fate of additional Germans who were part of the travel party remains unexplained,' Westerwelle said.
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