Eritrea has condemned the deportations of 1,400 Eritreans by Ethiopia over the weekend. The Eritrean news agency ERINA said the Eritreans were picked up in Addis Ababa and “dumped” on the Bure front in “dangerous no-man’s land” where they crossed the border. ICRC spokesman Juan Martinez told IRIN on Tuesday that his organisation was concerned over the deportations, as the necessary safety conditions had not been guaranteed. “When we learnt that the Ethiopians were transporting them to the border, we disagreed for sure,” he said. He added that the Eritreans crossed the border in two or three batches. Martinez said the ICRC was holding discussions with the two governments on the possibility of airlifting deportees from both countries.
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