Addis Ababa, 30 Aug-(ANA)-Ethiopian troops have seized control of a strategic town in Somalia, eyewitnesses say.
Belet Wayne is near the Ethiopian border and the Ethiopian troops are reported to have taken control of the town without a fight.
Ethiopian troops intervened in Somalia in 2006 and removed Islamists from power. They officially left Somalia in January as part of a peace deal.
The Ethiopian government has denied that their troops have returned.
In recent months, there have been frequent reports that the Ethiopian soldiers are back.
While eyewitnesses say they have taken control of the town of Belet Wayne, this has been denied by the government spokesman in Addis Ababa, Bereket Simon. (ANA)
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