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| 'Three dead' in Addis Ababa blast | 'Three dead' in Addis Ababa blast |
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| Three people have been killed and nine wounded in a bomb explosion on a minibus in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, police say. | Three people have been killed and nine wounded in a bomb explosion on a minibus in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, police say. |
| The blast occurred at 1930 (1630 GMT) not far from the Ethiopian foreign ministry. All the dead and wounded were travelling on the bus, police say. | |
| No group has claimed the attack. Last month, three people died in explosions at two petrol stations in the city. | No group has claimed the attack. Last month, three people died in explosions at two petrol stations in the city. |
| Ethiopia blamed them on the Eritrean backed Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). | Ethiopia blamed them on the Eritrean backed Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). |
| They alongside the Ogaden National Liberation Front Eritrea are often blamed for such attacks. | They alongside the Ogaden National Liberation Front Eritrea are often blamed for such attacks. |
| Tensions between the two countries stem from Ethiopia's failure to hand over the disputed border town of Badme, which a UN-backed commission awarded to Eritrea. | Tensions between the two countries stem from Ethiopia's failure to hand over the disputed border town of Badme, which a UN-backed commission awarded to Eritrea. |
| Eritrea wants the international community to put pressure on Ethiopia to withdraw. | Eritrea wants the international community to put pressure on Ethiopia to withdraw. |
| The two countries fought a bloody war between 1998 and 2000. | The two countries fought a bloody war between 1998 and 2000. |
| Witnesses spoke of seeing bodies pulled from the wreckage of a minibus. | Witnesses spoke of seeing bodies pulled from the wreckage of a minibus. |
| "I was in the area when the blast went off and this minibus was blown to pieces," an unnamed eyewitness told AFP news agency. | "I was in the area when the blast went off and this minibus was blown to pieces," an unnamed eyewitness told AFP news agency. |
| "I saw maybe three or four bodies taken away," an unnamed taxi driver told Reuters news agency. | "I saw maybe three or four bodies taken away," an unnamed taxi driver told Reuters news agency. |
| "Three people were killed and nine seriously injured by an explosion from a device planted by suspected terrorists inside a minibus taxi," police spokesman Densash Hailu told Reuters. | "Three people were killed and nine seriously injured by an explosion from a device planted by suspected terrorists inside a minibus taxi," police spokesman Densash Hailu told Reuters. |