Five British Nationals Feared Kidnaped In Ethiopia

Five British Nationals Feared Kidnaped In Ethiopia

Source Link: www.guardian.co.uk

The BBC reports an operation has begun to save the group, which the Foreign Secretary confirmed included members of staff from the UK embassy in the capital Addis Ababa or relatives of staff.

The Britons are thought to be part of a group of Western tourists who disappeared while on a trip to look at geological sites in the east of the country 500 miles north of Addis Ababa.

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