Aid workers killed in western Ethiopia

ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP

Two aid workers have been killed in Ethiopia.

They were returning from a refugee camp in the western part of the country when they were attacked. 

The ambush took place in Ethiopia's Gambella region, which shares a border with South Sudan.

The unidentified aid workers were part of the Action Against Hunger group and were returning from a child nutrition center at Nguenyyiel Refugee Camp.

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