Tourists attacked, Ethiopia

On Jan. 17, a group of 27 tourists traveling in the remote region of Afar, Ethiopia, was attacked by the rebel group Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front. Five tourists were killed and one injured during the attack on their campsite, and two German tourists and two Ethiopian staff members were kidnapped.

Afar is in the northeast of Ethiopia near the border with Eritrea. What attracts adventurers to the area are the volcanoes, the desert Danakil Depression and the salt mines.