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Eritrean POWs moved to western Ethiopia

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    Ethiopia on Wednesday said it has moved Eritrean prisoners of war who were being held at Bilaten camp "for administrative reasons" but denied Eritrean claims they were being detained in an undisclosed place. A statement from Addis Ababa said they had been moved to Didesa in western Ethiopia "in an open and transparent manner" and that the ICRC and other parties continued to have "unhindered access".

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