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AP: Gunmen in the Ethiopia's arid north attacked a group of European tourists, killing five, wounding two and kidnapping two, an Ethiopian official said Wednesday.Ethiopian Communications Minister Bereket Simon said the gunmen came from neighboring Eritrea and attacked the tourist group before dawn on Tuesday. Two Ethiopians were also taken hostage. Eritrea denied it was involved. Austrian, Belgian, German, Hungarian and Italian nationals were among those in the tourist group, Simon said.
GRN correspondent Bary Malone in Addis Ababa is available for coverage.