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Addis Ababa, June 14, 2017 (Xinhua/NAN) An Ethiopian Court on Wednesday charged 10 Ethiopians for allegedly committing terror acts between 2015 and January 2017 on behalf of Patriotic Front and Ginbot7 rebel groups.
The defendants were accused of bombing and inciting unrest in Gondar city, 731km north of Addis Ababa the country’s capital.
The defendants were also accused of planting bombs at a public park and a hotel in Gondar city on January 9 and 10 2017 which led to the death of one person while 19 others sustained injuries.
They were alleged to have caused disturbance at an Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity festival in Gondar city and for organizing illegal strikes in regions surrounding Gondar city.
The charge further reads that the defendants recruited seven other Ethiopians to plot attacks on public transportation vehicles in Gondar and its surrounding regions with the help of Ethiopia’s bitter rival Eritrea.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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Edited by Celine-Damilola Oyewole/Archibong Asuquo