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Suspected militants arrested in Ethiopia

Ethiopian police have arrested 15 suspected militants allegedly trained by Islamist rebels in neighbouring Somalia and plotting attacks in Ethiopia.

The arrests were the latest in a crackdown on what intelligence officials say is a growing threat from militant Islam in Ethiopia, a nation predominantly comprised of Orthodox Christians and a large minority of Muslims.

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