Ethiopia govt say European hostages "safe"
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MEKELE, Ethiopia  - Five Europeans and eight Ethiopians kidnapped by gunmen in remote northern Ethiopia are safe and in a good condition, the Ethiopian government and a local community leader said on Friday.
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Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said Thursday her government remained &quot;deeply concerned&quot; about the fate of five embassy staff kidnapped in Ethiopia, but voiced hope they would soon be released.
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Afghan officials are optimistic that three UN hostages, including a Briton, will be freed unharmed, a government spokesman said. A Taliban splinter group claims it abducted the trio - Annetta Flanigan from
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Five Europeans kidnapped in Ethiopia 12 days ago have been released and are in good health, British foreign minister Margaret Beckett said on Tuesday.
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Five out of 13 Ethiopians believed to have been kidnapped with five Britons in the remote Afar region have been found by the security forces, the state news agency said.
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An operation is under way to rescue five Britons feared kidnapped in a remote part of Ethiopia.Comment
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Two female Italian hostages seized in  Baghdad three weeks ago were freed on Tuesday and are safe,  Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said.
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Two female Italian hostages seized in Baghdad three weeks ago were freed on Tuesday and are safe, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said.
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Five Britons with diplomatic connections were missing feared kidnapped in Ethiopia last night amid security concerns.Comment
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A manhunt was on in Ethiopia Saturday after an unidentified group kidnapped five Europeans and 13 Ethiopians in the country's northeast, after conflicting reports that up to 20 foreigners had been abducted.Comment
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Many US and European citizens of Ethiopian origin are being held in Ethiopia for alleged terrorist offences, an official says.
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Five Britons including diplomats and embassy staff were among 15 Western tourists being held by kidnappers in a remote corner of Ethiopia dubbed the "land of death" because of its extreme climate.Comment
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Hostage takers released three European captives Monday in Nigeria's restive oil region, officials said.
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Four Afghan nationals have expressed their readiness to replace the three UN abductees as hostages in abid to secure the foreigners&#39; safe release, a state-run Kabul-based daily reported Monday.
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The two French journalists held by Islamist militants in Iraq are safe and could be freed at any time, the most influential Sunni Muslim organisation in Baghdad said yesterday.
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The British embassy group kidnapped in a remote part of Ethiopia was set to leave Eritrea &quot;as quickly as possible,&quot; the Foreign Office said Wednesday, adding they had slept well after their ordeal.
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British officials are working &quot;around the clock&quot; to try to secure the safe release of a tour group abducted in the remote Ethiopian desert, the Foreign Office said Monday.