Ethiopian rebels 'kill 140 soldiers'

Ethiopian rebels said today they have killed 140 Ethiopian soldiers in the country’s south east, but the government denied that such an attack took place.

The Ogaden National Liberation Front said that about 1,000 fighters attacked Ethiopian troops yesterday in Wardher, 485 miles south east of the capital, Addis Ababa.

“This is just a story created by the ONLF. I don’t believe they have killed even one. I don’t think it is true. we believe that ONLF is not in a position to make this kind of attack,” government spokesman Zemedkun Tekle said.

It was not possible to independently verify the rebel claims because of the remoteness of the area.