Two Turkish nationals and their Ethiopian driver have been killed by armed bandits while travelling on a tourist trip in Ethiopia, Türkiye’s ambassador to Addis Ababa has said.
Ambassador Berk Baran told Anadolu Agency that the gun attack took place on the morning of January 12 in a rural area near the town of Tum in southwestern Ethiopia.
The victims were identified as Turkish citizens Erdogan Akbulak and Cengizhan Gungor, along with their Ethiopian driver, Baran said.
According to the ambassador, four Turkish nationals were travelling in two vehicles at the time of the attack. The two people in the vehicle in front managed to escape unharmed and later informed the embassy of the incident.
Baran said the surviving Turkish citizens and the bodies of those killed were flown to Addis Ababa on Tuesday morning.
“Procedures are under way. Our citizens are being hosted at the embassy, and the bodies will be sent to Istanbul on a Turkish Airlines flight tonight, arriving tomorrow morning,” he said.
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