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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Ethiopia conceded for the first time Tuesday that it detained 41 suspected terrorists from 17 countries, but defended the action as part of the international war on terror groups and denied reports the prisoners were held incommunicado.
The statement came a week after The Associated Press reported that terrorism suspects had been transferred from Kenya to Somalia and then to Ethiopia. Ethiopian officials at the time denied any suspects were in custody, but U.S. officials said they had questioned some detainees.
Human rights groups have called the detentions and transfers a violation of international law. The International Committee of the Red Cross says it has not been granted access to the detainees despite having sought meetings for the last month.
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