April 6, 2006
More rumblings
At least two more suspicious incidents today in Addis Ababa.
At around 9.30am, police closed off Nazret bus station, near the capital's train station, after finding some sort of suspicious device. No explosion, no injuries.
Then, about an hour ago, there were reports fo a small blast outside a coffee processing plant, close to the National Electoral Commission office, on Debre Zeit Road. Broken windows but, again, no injuries.
There have been a few more dull thumps and booms. But you can persuade yourself that anything sounds like a bomb these days.
Posted by aheavens at April 6, 2006 3:19 PM
Comments
Is Addis becoming like Middle Eastern cities? It is really sad for the poor ppl of my city. The funny thing is most people I talk to who go back to Addis from the US for a visit say things are ok. I wonder where they are spending their time.
Posted by: ETgirl at April 6, 2006 4:46 PM
Thanks Andrew, as usual your blog comes up with more insightful information than the 'official' news agencies. They're all saying that the blast happened 'near a coffee factory', omitting the more than slightly relevant fact that it's also near the National Electoral Commission. By the way, is there much evidence for the gov's claims that it's the Eritreans?
Posted by: Jo F at April 7, 2006 4:47 AM
Andrew, by now you should be as good a dancer as this chap.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3737409910622348921&q=ETHIOPIA&pl=true
Posted by: birhan at April 12, 2006 11:40 AM