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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - An Ethiopia court Wednesday dropped charges of treason, attempted genocide and other crimes against 18 people, including five Voice of America journalists, accused of attempting to overthrow the government.
The United States had pressed Ethiopia to drop charges against the Voice of America journalists. VOA is an arm of the U.S. government.
Judge Adil Ahmed of the Federal High Court ordered the release of nine people and told the court in the capital, Addis Ababa, that charges against the others, who were being tried in absentia, also should be dropped.
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