ADDIS ABABA – Somaliland’s representative office in Ethiopia sustained minor fire and smoke damage after an arsonist struck it, an official confirmed last Saturday evening (Oct 7). Somaliland’s representative to Ethiopia, Ali Hussein Ismail Jirdeh provided a short briefing on the incident on his Facebook account hours after it took place. “Somaliland’s representative office in Addis sustained minor damage this evening after it was set on fire. According to sources within the representative office, the individual who was arrested is said to be a man of ‘Ethiopian’ origin. So far, it is not clear why the man set the office on fire, and how he was able to get past security.

Source: Ethiopian News October 10, 2017 08:06 UTC