(June 04, 2011, The local Sweden)-Two Swedish journalists have been taken into custody by the Ethiopian army while reporting from the Ogaden region of Ethiopia, an area pronounced off limits for journalists.
“Last time I spoke to them they were being pursued by car. They are in a very dangerous area,” said fellow journalist Anna Roxwall, who was the last person in contact with the missing Swedes before they disappeared, to TT.
The two reporters entered Ethiopia by crossing the border to Somalia. The purpose of the journey was to shadow the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) Guerrilla and report on the conflict between the Somali guerrillas and the Ethiopian state.
On Sunday news agency TT reported that the UK branch of the ONLF had said in a statement that a pro-Ethiopian newspaper had published the names of the missing Swedes and confirmed that they had been taken into custody by the army. The paper also was reported saying that the two men’s guerrilla guides had been killed.
Roxwall told TT that the men had promised to check in with her every third day, but since June 27th it has not been possible for her or for their families to get in touch with them. Abdi Mahdi, who heads of the UK branch of the ONLF organization in London told TT on Sunday evening that he had been in contact with the reporters three days ago. Read more »
“Last time I spoke to them they were being pursued by car. They are in a very dangerous area,” said fellow journalist Anna Roxwall, who was the last person in contact with the missing Swedes before they disappeared, to TT.
The two reporters entered Ethiopia by crossing the border to Somalia. The purpose of the journey was to shadow the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) Guerrilla and report on the conflict between the Somali guerrillas and the Ethiopian state.
On Sunday news agency TT reported that the UK branch of the ONLF had said in a statement that a pro-Ethiopian newspaper had published the names of the missing Swedes and confirmed that they had been taken into custody by the army. The paper also was reported saying that the two men’s guerrilla guides had been killed.
Roxwall told TT that the men had promised to check in with her every third day, but since June 27th it has not been possible for her or for their families to get in touch with them. Abdi Mahdi, who heads of the UK branch of the ONLF organization in London told TT on Sunday evening that he had been in contact with the reporters three days ago. Read more »
Source: The local (Sweden)
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