Ethiopia’s Oromia regional state police on Tuesday said 269 individuals were arrested in connection with a deadly attack on civilians and property damage on the outskirt of Addis Ababa.
However, 23 people have been confirmed dead while 886 others have left their homes as the attack drove residents to flee and seek refuge in schools and other public facilities, police said.
According to Alemayehu Ejigu, Oromia Regional State Police Commissioner, the arrested 269 suspects were now under police custody as investigations are underway in a bid to bring the perpetrators to justice.
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He also revealed that police had seized various armaments with individuals, who are arrested in connection with the deadly ethnic-based attack.
Thousands of people on Monday protested against the killing of civilians and property…
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