ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Eritrea has rejected Ethiopian claims it trained the rebels who plotted to carry out bombings during an African Union summit in Addis Ababa in February.
An Ethiopian court earlier in June sentenced four suspects to life in prison, six to 25 years, one to 14 and three to nine years in jail, describing them as Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) rebels who planned to strike a hotel where several heads of state were staying, as well as an open market in the capital.
Addis Ababa says its arch foe trained the rebels and that the explosives they intended to use had been smuggled through the Red Sea state.
"Pointing a finger to the people and government of Eritrea has no legal basis whatsoever," said a foreign ministry statement seen by Reuters on Thursday.
"Uttering nonsensical remarks such as 'we have evidence', 'intelligence data is in our possession,' 'we have the testimony of detained individuals' cannot embellish the authors of lies."
Ethiopia routinely accuses Asmara of supporting rebel groups, and declared in April it would support Eritrean guerrillas fighting to overthrow President Isaias Afewerki. Read more »
Source: Reuters
An Ethiopian court earlier in June sentenced four suspects to life in prison, six to 25 years, one to 14 and three to nine years in jail, describing them as Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) rebels who planned to strike a hotel where several heads of state were staying, as well as an open market in the capital.
Addis Ababa says its arch foe trained the rebels and that the explosives they intended to use had been smuggled through the Red Sea state.
"Pointing a finger to the people and government of Eritrea has no legal basis whatsoever," said a foreign ministry statement seen by Reuters on Thursday.
"Uttering nonsensical remarks such as 'we have evidence', 'intelligence data is in our possession,' 'we have the testimony of detained individuals' cannot embellish the authors of lies."
Ethiopia routinely accuses Asmara of supporting rebel groups, and declared in April it would support Eritrean guerrillas fighting to overthrow President Isaias Afewerki. Read more »
Source: Reuters
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