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| Ethnic violence in southern Ethiopia kills and wounds dozens |
| 2018-12-16 |
| [Al Jazeera] At least 21 people have been killed in two days of intense fighting between ethnic groups in southern Æthiopia amid escalating violence that has sent hundreds fleeing across the border to neighbouring Kenya. The violence broke out on Thursday and Friday near the town of Moyale, on the border with Kenya, in a region claimed by both the Oromo, the largest ethnic group in the country, and the Somali ethnic group. The fighting also maimed 61 others, the state-affiliated Fana radio reported, citing the Oromia regional state communication office. Outbreaks of violence in the south between Oromos and other groups escalated since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed - the first Oromo leader in Æthiopia's modern history - assumed office in April. |
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