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Ethiopia Jails Three Brits for 'Terrorist' Plot
2015-01-17
[AnNahar]. An Æthiopian court has locked away
Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out!
 three British men for between four and six years for allegedly plotting to "establish an Islamic state in Æthiopia", a report said.

Mohamad Sharif and Mohamad Ahmed,
...known to their dearest friends as Nigel and Geoff on even days; on odd days they're called "the two PBUHs"...
who had both been reportedly living in London, were both sentenced to six years and eight months in jail on Wednesday, after the court found them guilty of receiving military training in neighbouring Kenya.

They were accused of planning attacks alongside the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), a separatist movement opposed to the Æthiopian government.

Mohamad Ali Adros, who was reportedly originally from Somalia's northern breakaway Somaliland region, was sentenced to four years and 6 months, accused of links with Islamist groups in Yemen as well as the OLF, Æthiopia's Fana radio station reported.

"The suspects were apprehended when they tried to execute their terrorist plans after travelling to Æthiopia," Fana reported.

Britannia's Foreign Office has confirmed "the detention of a Brit" in Æthiopia, and diplomatic sources confirmed local media reports to Agence La Belle France Presse that all three were British.

The sentences are relatively mild for terrorism offences in Æthiopia, which has tough anti-terrorism laws.

The Oromo are the largest ethnic group in Æthiopia. Amnesia Amnesty International accused the Æthiopian government of launching a "ruthless" campaign in October 2014 against Oromos owing to a perceived opposition to the government.
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