(Jan 08, 2013, Vienna)--A 27-year-old Austrian tourist was killed in Ethiopia when
his group was attacked during a whitewater rafting trip on the Nile, the
Austrian foreign ministry said on Monday. The victim was with three fellow Austrians when the attack occurred on Sunday, 550km from the capital Addis Ababa.
The other three - part of a group of 10 Austrians holidaying in the region - were unharmed in the incident, whose perpetrators were not immediately identified.
No arrests have yet been made, foreign ministry spokesperson Martin Weiss said. The four had apparently been attacked by robbers after spending the night camping on the banks of the Nile, he added. In its latest travel advice on Ethiopia, published in November, the Austrian foreign ministry warned of "a heightened risk of terrorist attacks."
In January 2012, five foreign tourists, including an Austrian, were killed on the slopes of the Erta Ale volcano in northern Ethiopia. Addis Ababa blamed the attack on groups trained and armed by Eritrea, an accusation denied by Asmara.
Source: Orlando Sentinel, Florida
The other three - part of a group of 10 Austrians holidaying in the region - were unharmed in the incident, whose perpetrators were not immediately identified.
No arrests have yet been made, foreign ministry spokesperson Martin Weiss said. The four had apparently been attacked by robbers after spending the night camping on the banks of the Nile, he added. In its latest travel advice on Ethiopia, published in November, the Austrian foreign ministry warned of "a heightened risk of terrorist attacks."
In January 2012, five foreign tourists, including an Austrian, were killed on the slopes of the Erta Ale volcano in northern Ethiopia. Addis Ababa blamed the attack on groups trained and armed by Eritrea, an accusation denied by Asmara.
Source: Orlando Sentinel, Florida
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