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Regional forces in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region have detained 40 armed men who arrived at the airport in the regional capital, Mekelle, two days ago aboard an Antonov plane, the BBC's Tigirinya service is reporting.
The report says the men are Ethiopian citizens who are being held in a camp near Alula Aba Nega International Airport.
An official, who asked to remain anonymous, told BBC Tigrinya that the group arrived from Sudan.
Though their mission is unclear, they told authorities they landed at the airport in Mekelle by mistake.
Regional security officials, who don't want to be named, told the BBC's Girmay Gebru that Tigray police forces have tightened security around the detained men.
Mekelle residents have been gripped by the incident and are speculating about the men's mission.



