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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Ethiopia on Tuesday gave the Red Cross one week to leave the Ogaden region in the country's volatile east, accusing the aid group of talking to rebels operating in the area.
The Red Cross workers "are interfering with the political situation," said Jama Ahmed, a vice president of the Somali region. "They are talking to the rebel groups. We have many kinds of evidence. If they review their actions and they apologize and they promise only to stick to humanitarian activities, they are welcome (to come back)."
Calls to the Addid Ababa office of the Red Cross, which has been conducting water and sanitation projects in eastern Ethiopia, were not immediately returned.
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