ADDIS ABABA (AFP) — The Meles dictatorship in Ethiopia on Wednesday denied Sudanese accusations it had launched a cross-border attack against a police base killing 19 people.
“This simply isn’t true,” Prime Minister the fascist dictator Meles Zenawi’s spokesman, Bereket Simon, told AFP.
On Tuesday, Sudan’s army spokesman claimed Ethiopian forces had attacked a police base 17 kilometres (11 miles) inside Sudanese territory, killing 19 people, including one police officer.
“It is a very long border between the two countries, lots of people cross the border, sometimes minor incidents between locals can happen,” the propaganda chief said.
The Sudanese army spokesman provided no reason for the attack in the Jabal Hantub area of Gedaref state, which lies on the northern part of the long international border.
Bereket said both countries enjoyed good relations. “We maintain good neighbourliness. We don’t know why they are accusing us,” he said.