Militants killed five European tourists and kidnapped two other foreigners in Ethiopia, dealing a blow to regional tourism.

Militants killed five European tourists and kidnapped two other foreigners in Ethiopia, dealing a blow to regional tourism.

The Tourists were visiting the famed Erta Ale volcano in the remote northeast of Ethiopia, the government said on Wednesday.
Ethiopia blamed Eritrea but Asmara fiercely denied any involvement in the attack that took place late on Monday.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's spokesman Peter Szijjarto, in an emailed statement, provided the nationalities of all the tourists involved in Monday's incident, citing information he said was obtained from Interpol.

"Two Hungarians were killed in Ethiopia and another lightly wounded... In total, five people were killed: two Germans, two Hungarians and an Austrian," the spokesman said.
"Two Italians were able to escape, two Belgians were lightly wounded. Two Germans and two Ethiopians were abducted," he added.

Belgium said one of its nationals was wounded in the attack, as was a British friend she was travelling with.