Two residents said that the airstrike targeted a truck that was carrying civilians returning from delivering food to the Fano militia fighters. Ethiopia had declared a state of emergency in the Amhara region after a reported surge of violent clashes between a regional ethnic militia and the military. A disputed plan to absorb regional forces into the national army has flared violence in Amhara, along with attempts to dismantle the Amhara militia called Fano. Authorities are now carrying out mass arrests of people in the Ethiopian capital amid the unrest in the Amhara region, say lawyers and other witnesses. (with AP inputs)ALSO READ | Ethiopia declares state of emergency in Amhara after surge in violent clashes between regional forces, armyLatest World News

Source: Ethiopian News August 14, 2023 18:16 UTC