Wednesday, November 06, 2013
Ethiopia has accused Eritrea for supporting al-Shabaab, planning to conduct attacks in the country.
“Ethiopia has reached the information that al-Shabaab will conduct a
terrorist attack in the country with the support of Eritrea,” it was
stated on an Ethiopian television channel.
All security units were asked to report any suspicious acts and to
declare high level alert status in the country's entrances, check points
and crowded areas.
Ethiopia has the “power to fight against terrorism,” Foreign Ministry
Spokesman of Ethiopia, Dina Mufti said. Ethiopian security forces are
ready for the attack of al-Shabaab which represents al-Qaeda in Horn of
Africa, containing the countries of Djibouti, Somalia, Eritrea, Yemen,
Mufti also said.
Mufti stated that Ethiopia is cooperating with Kenya and Uganda
against Al-Qaeda. Also these three countries are sharing information as a
part of military training exercise against Al-Shabab, Mufti added.