2012 Afar region tourist attack

The 2012 Afar region tourist attack was a shooting incident on the night of 17 January 2012 at Erta Ale volcano in the Afar Region of Ethiopia which killed 5 and injured 3. Also four people were kidnapped in the attack.

Bereket Simon, the country's communications minister told Reuters the attack occurred at 5 am on 17 January, in which Eritrean-trained groups also kidnapped four. Two of them are foreigners, one is a driver and the other a policeman. Eritrea denied having trained and armed the attackers.

Later revealed that two German, two Hungarian and an Austrian nationals were killed in the attack. Two Germans and two Ethiopians were kidnapped. Three people injured: two Belgians and a Hungarian. The Germans were released 7 March same year.