The camp is a sheltering thousands of Ethiopians who were internally displaced following the recent violence in Ethio-Somali border towns. A relative calm has returned to the area today and federal security forces have been deployed in various posts near the city of Harar and its surroundings. This is the second time that civilians were killed by federal security forces within the last three months only. In December 2017, at least 15 civilians were civilians killed by members of the security forces in Chelenko town, Meta woreda in east Haraghe zone of the oromia regional state. "The city police are on stand by to protect civilians in case of security problems," he said.

Source: Ethiopian News February 12, 2018 14:15 UTC