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| Chinese workers freed in Ethiopia | Chinese workers freed in Ethiopia |
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| Seven Chinese oil workers kidnapped by rebels in Ethiopia have been released and handed to the Red Cross, Red Cross officials and the rebels said. | Seven Chinese oil workers kidnapped by rebels in Ethiopia have been released and handed to the Red Cross, Red Cross officials and the rebels said. |
| Two Ethiopian oil workers were also released, an Ogaden National Liberation Front spokesman said, adding all were in good health. | |
| The men were seized during a rebel attack on a Chinese oil installation in eastern Ethiopia. | The men were seized during a rebel attack on a Chinese oil installation in eastern Ethiopia. |
| During the attack, nine Chinese and 65 Ethiopians were killed. | During the attack, nine Chinese and 65 Ethiopians were killed. |
| The clashes took place at an oil field in Abole, a small town about 120km (75 miles) from the regional capital, Jijiga. | The clashes took place at an oil field in Abole, a small town about 120km (75 miles) from the regional capital, Jijiga. |
| 'Safe and well' | 'Safe and well' |
| Abdirahman Mahdi, a London-based spokesman for the ONLF, said the seven Chinese were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross together with one Somali and an Ethiopian. | Abdirahman Mahdi, a London-based spokesman for the ONLF, said the seven Chinese were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross together with one Somali and an Ethiopian. |
| OGADEN NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT (ONLF) Want Somali-speaking region to break away from EthiopiaFounded in 1984Has been accused of bomb attacks in Somali region and the capital, Addis AbabaFought major battles with Ethiopian government in 2006 Q&A: ONLF rebels | OGADEN NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT (ONLF) Want Somali-speaking region to break away from EthiopiaFounded in 1984Has been accused of bomb attacks in Somali region and the capital, Addis AbabaFought major battles with Ethiopian government in 2006 Q&A: ONLF rebels |
| "They are safe and well they are now on their way to Jijiga," he said. | "They are safe and well they are now on their way to Jijiga," he said. |
| He added they had also been given new clothes by his movement. | He added they had also been given new clothes by his movement. |
| He said a temporary ceasefire with the Ethiopians had been arranged to facilitate the transfer. | He said a temporary ceasefire with the Ethiopians had been arranged to facilitate the transfer. |
| China has strongly condemned the rebel attack. | China has strongly condemned the rebel attack. |
| The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, denounced the attack as "cold-blooded murder". | The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, denounced the attack as "cold-blooded murder". |
| The group said the attack was on the Ethiopian army who they accused of clearing the area of nomadic Somalis. | The group said the attack was on the Ethiopian army who they accused of clearing the area of nomadic Somalis. |
| The ONLF has warned foreign companies against working with the Ethiopian government to exploit the region's natural resources. | The ONLF has warned foreign companies against working with the Ethiopian government to exploit the region's natural resources. |
| It has in the past made threats against foreign companies working with the Ethiopian government. | It has in the past made threats against foreign companies working with the Ethiopian government. |