MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – A little-known Somali Islamist group claimed responsibility on Thursday for a bomb attack that killed three people in Ethiopia on the eve of national celebrations to mark the 17th anniversary of the current government’s ascent to power.
“We will keep on fighting until we liberate our country from the Ethiopian invaders,”
said Haji Abukar, a spokesman for the Islamic Guerrillas, after claiming responsibility for Tuesday’s bombing in Nagele, 560 kilometers (347 miles) south of the capital, Addis Ababa. “Our fighters will continue their holy war against the enemy of Somalia and we will target them everywhere.”
The Guerillas are a relatively little known group in Somalia and Ethiopia, and only began making public statements three months ago.
It was not possible to independently verify their claim.
“We are an Islamic group that stands for the liberation of Somalia and have a good relationship with the rest of the insurgents in Somalia,” Abukar said.
Ethiopian troops have been supporting the shaky Somali government since December 2006, when they helped drive out an Islamic group from Mogadishu, the capital, and much of the rest of southern Somalia. The Islamists vowed to fight an Iraq-style insurgency and thousands of Somalis have been killed in the subsequent fighting.
Ethiopian government spokesman Zemedkun Tekle previously said the bombings were probably the work of the rebel Oromo Liberation Front group.
“We suspect that those attacks were aimed to disrupt the public, to horrify the people,” says Zemedkun. “They were ordinary people enjoying themselves.”
Ethiopia’s vast military is currently battling several rebellions in different parts of the country, including one by ethnic Somalis in the country’s Ogaden region that borders Somalia. Those rebels accuse the government of atrocities against civilians and withholding food aid, charges the government denies.
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Associated Press Writer Anita Powell contributed to this report from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
10 thoughts on “Somali group claims responsibility for bomb attack in Ethiopia”
And the dumb TPLF gangs blamed it on the Oromos. Ethiopia is being ruled by dumb and cruel TPLF beasts.
This what happens when you mess with wrong group. Dumb Meles, don’t you learn from what is happening in Iraq, palestinia, Israel… The sad thing our poor people have nothing to do with Meles Dumb decision to invade somalia.
A country that does not even feed itself occupies another country. What a joke!
It’s has started. Operation Free Somalia and East Africa from the Weyane animal Meles and his animal gang.
This is vivid evidances of TPLFites Xenophobias, targeting innocent Oromos and Amharas, lebeling them ficticous claims.
Xenophobia, false claims, creating pretexts to arrest, peaceful people,including physical harms, gang rapes, lootings properties of these innocent people is considered crimes against humanity in its cruelies forms.
Law suits againt woyanne Thugeres are warranted, under UN CHARTER, for massive crimes they continue to unleash, in forms of ethenic Xenophbia, shear disregards for rights enshrined in this UN charters.
All politicaly motivated, prisoner must be freed without delay. Stop harassing innocent citizens right away!
The group that claimed to have caused the bombing is an unknown group. If we did hypothesize that Woyane might have done the bombing why not the claim! It could be a group organized by Woyane or the so called transitional gov’t and made the claim to blame others for the horror.
I am not saying that sufferings in Somalia by the Woyane/CIA/MOSAD joint venture will never bring about such kind of random punishment on Ethiopian peoples. Remember what the two Ethiopian heroes did to the Italians in Rome during the Italian invasion of Ethiopia?
Both ways are possible!
Melese and his killing squad cabinet always blame OLF even when they stamble while walking on rough road. Look who deceiptive their information is and incapable they are! the whole bunch of TPLF are the most stupid, arrogant, and racit bunch of people who knows nothing but killing and lying. Demon the devils.
Why they bonb Tigray instead of Arusi.
I think the fight is between Somales and Tigrees.
Before any investigation is done the Weyane accused the OLF and shabia.Weyane must be exterminted from the face of the earth.That is my beleif and hope.
Ethiopians must do more and better in order to remove the brutal murderers and looters. The invading tplfwoyanae killers and thieves must leave Somalia and Ethiopia.
As long as the measure taken by individuals and groups is to free Ethiopia and Ethiopians from the current naziststplfs, it doesn’t matter what kind method is put in place;therefore, anything that disrupts the life of woyanaetplf lotters and murderers is always well accepted and commandable too. Death to the enemies of Ethiopia!!!