Five foreign tourists have been killed in an attack in north-east Ethiopia, government spokesman Bereket Simon confirmed to the German News Agency "DPA" on Wednesday. The dead comprised one German, one Belgian, one Italian and one Hungarian. The fifth person was likely an Australian citizen. Two other tourists were injured, while a third managed to escape harm. Simon said the attack was carried out by gunmen. The shooting occurred about 25 kilometres from the countries' shared border.
