Suspects accused of coordinating civilian killings in Oromia region, says official statementBy Addis GetachewADDIS ABABA, EthiopiaEthiopian authorities arrested 15 suspects for their alleged links to a clandestine group carrying out high-profile assassinations in Oromia region, security officials said on Monday. According to the communication bureau in Oromia, the largest and most populous region in central Ethiopia, the suspects were identified as the members of Aba Torbe, a hit-and-run group. “They were arrested in a joint operation carried out by the National Intelligence and Security Service and security officials,” Fana Broadcasting Corporate, the local media outlet, quoted the bureau as saying in a statement. According to the statement, the group has been engaged in assassinating government officials and members of security forces. The suspects were arrested in the capital Addis Ababa, where they were plotting assassination of senior government officials, prominent individuals and activists.

Source: Ethiopian News December 24, 2018 13:07 UTC