File: The Oromiya province has been plagued by outbreaks of violence even though Ethiopia declared a six-month, nationwide state of emergency last month. Photo: REUTERS/Tiksa NegeriADDIS ABABA - More than 2,000 Ethiopians have crossed into Kenya seeking refuge, the Kenyan Red Cross Society said, after several civilians were killed in what the Ethiopian military said was a botched security operation targeting militants. "The Kenyan Red Cross Society has received at least 2,000 Ethiopian asylum seekers in Moyale Town following their displacement from Ethiopia," the aid organisation said in a statement late on Monday. The Oromiya province has been plagued by outbreaks of violence even though Ethiopia declared a six-month, nationwide state of emergency last month. The Kenyan Red Cross said refugees from Ethiopia had begun to arrive in Kenya on Saturday, the majority of them women and children.

Source: Ethiopian News March 13, 2018 13:52 UTC