Kidnap Britons 'found' in Eritrea

Reports British embassy staff kidnapped in Ethiopia are safe but in the hands of Afar separatist rebels are being investigated, the Foreign Office says.

In continuation to news since 2nd March about the kidnap of Britons at Ethipoia, it is now clear that they are safe. 4 Britons,1 French and 8 Ethiopians are held in the Eritrea border. When they have gone for sightseeing on 1st March to the Afar region they went missing and vehicles were found on Monday at Hamedali. According to Ismael Ali Gardo, co-founder of the Afar Pastoralists Development Association, information had been passed on by nomadic herders in Eritrea. Though it is not clear as what had happened ,it is said that the party was "unharmed and safe" and being held in the Eritrean settlement of Weima by the Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front. The UK Foreign Office said it was trying to establish exactly what "safe" meant. What ever happened, it is good to hear that they are safe... Lets wait for the full news as to what happened to them and where they were for this 1 week..