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Ethiopia: Ethiopian hostages are safe Wed. March 21, 2007 05:47 am.- By Aaron Kirunda. - (SomaliNet) The leader, of a separatist group, Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front operating in the Afar region Mr. Musa Ibrahim Hamaddu has said the eight Ethiopians are safe. "No-one has died, they are safe. They are our people - we are Ethiopians, they are Ethiopians," Mr. Hamaddu said. Ethiopians were seized with five Europeans earlier this month and the Europeans were freed last week. Musa Ibrahim Hamaddu said his group was reassessing how to release them after the Ethiopian government described his group as terrorists. The Afar region - one of the hottest, most remote places on earth - straddles the border of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Mr.Hamudu also warned that future visitors to Afar risked kidnap if they entered without rebel permission. In a report on Eritrean television over the weekend, an ARDUF spokesman said the hostages were taken to prove to Ethiopia that the rebel group still existed - contrary to reports that it had been wiped out. ARDUF, founded in 1993, seeks the creation of an independent Afar homeland, which would include areas of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.—BBC News Category: East Africa Latest Headlines Latest News Somalia: Somali pirates hijack second Stolt ship-of... Libya: 6 killed as gun battles break out in southeas... Nigeria: Militants threaten to renew "oil war" if a... Zimbabwe: Opposition chief Tsvangirai rejects SADC c... Philippine: Troops kill 10 Muslim rebels in the troub... Ivory Coast: Political leaders postpone November 3... Rwanda: Thousands protest against arrest of Rwa... Nicaragua: Thousands riot after Nicaragua local elec... India negotiating a $1.5 -billion arms deal with Isra... Sudan, Chad restore full diplomatic ties, exchange e... More News...