Ethiopia Arrests 15 Suspects for plotting attack on UAE Embassy

Ethiopia has arrested 15 suspected members of a terrorist group for allegedly planning attacks on United Arab Emirates (UAE) Embassy in Addis Ababa.

The National Intelligence Service (NISS) on Wednesday said in a statement that heavy weapons and explosive devices as well as various documents were seized from the suspected terrorists who were about to carry out attacks on UAE Embassy and the city of Addis Ababa.

Since last November, NISS in association with other local and foreign intelligence agencies has been able to foil the premeditated terrorist attack by closely monitoring and exchanging information.

Some members of the terrorist group were stirring with heavy weapons in the vicinity of the embassy building before being arrested, the statement said.

“A 35-year-old member of the group, Ali Ahmed Ardaito, was arrested in collaboration with the Federal Police Criminal Investigation Bureau,” it added.

The statement further said that a second secrete group was also preparing for a similar terrorist attack on the UAE embassy in Khartoum, Sudan.

It also noted that NISS which had previously received and monitored the information had partnered with the Sudanese Information and Security Agency to dismantle the network and hunt down suspects.

“Ahmed Ismail who is the ring-leader and alleged to be financing the terrorist group lives in Sweden,” the statement said.

He was alleged to have ordered and directed the group to gather information for the planned attacks.

The NISS in collaboration with European, Asian and African intelligence services, move to arrest Ahmed Ismail in Sweden.

Edited by Olajumoke Adeleke