Ethiopian police foil bombs set in city bus in capital

ADDIS ABABA, Apr 9, 2005 (Sudan Tribune) — The Federal Police Commission has said it has launched investigations to identify individuals who placed a bomb in a public transport bus in a bid to inflict damage. Police have intensified their investigations to seize the culprits by setting up a team of investigators.

Accoridng to the Ethiopian radio, the office of the police commissioner told the Ethiopian News Agency that two bombs set under a seat and on the side of a city bus from the Ambesa Bus Service plying the Kasanchus-Merkato route in Addis Ababa were foiled by security forces.

It has been learnt that the police managed to foil the plan yesterday evening, 30 Megabit 8 April, after receiving a tip off from the public.

Police also said a bomb exploded at 6 a.m. local time this morning at a bus stop near the Kotebe chicken breeding (farm) in Addis Ababa, but did not cause any damage on life or property apart from puncturing the compound’s fence.

Material provided by the BBC Monitoring Service.