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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Eight Ethiopians held hostage for 52 days after they were kidnapped along with five European tourists have been released unharmed, government officials said Sunday.
Thirteen Ethiopians were seized at gunpoint along with the five Europeans on March 1 while on a sightseeing tour in northeastern Ethiopia near the disputed border with Eritrea. Five of the Ethiopians were found within days of the kidnapping. The Europeans were released March 13.
It was not clear who had seized the group. But an adviser to Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, Bereket Simon, called it "a terrorist act that was taken by the Eritrean government and those sponsored by it."
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