Ethiopian rebel group claims killing 119 soldiers

Mar 18, 2006 (ASMARA) — A rebel group operating in northern Ethiopia, the Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF) said that its forces launched an offensive against an artillery unit the Ethiopian army in Bedew in northern Ethiopia on 4 March.

In a statement reported by the Eritrean radio, the EPPF forces killed 119 Ethiopian soldiers, wounded 68 and captured 27 others in the attack. It said six Doshka, seven Bren and two B-10 and 23 Kalashnikovs were also seized.

According to the statement, the EPRFreleased the captured soldiers after providing them with necessary medical treatment and enlightening them on the objectives of its struggle.

(ST)