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| Title | Patterns of Global Terrorism 1998 - Ethiopia |
| Publisher | United States Department of State |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1999 |
| Cite as | United States Department of State, Patterns of Global Terrorism 1998 - Ethiopia, 1 April 1999, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4681072322.html [accessed 4 June 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Patterns of Global Terrorism 1998 - Ethiopia
On 25 February rebels of the Ogaden National Liberation Front took an Austrian national hostage as she traveled from Gode to Denan. She was released in mid-April after the rebels determined that she "was not a spy for the Ethiopian Government."
An Islamic group based in Somalia, al-Ittihad al-Islami, claimed responsibility for kidnapping six International Committee of the Red Cross workers in the eastern Ogaden region of Ethiopia on 25 June. Al-Ittihad said the abducted workers-one Swiss national and five ethnic Somalis-were spies. The six were released unharmed on 10 July even though al-Ittihad found them "guilty of conducting business outside of their duties."
Topics: Terrorism,
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