Several people were killed, many of them hacked to death, in yet another communal violence, this time in Illu Aba Bora (Illubabor) zone of the Oromia regional state in western Ethiopia, according to two sources who spoke to Addis Standard by phone. The news has been confirmed this morning by Addisu Arega Kitessa, head of the Oromia regional state communication affairs bureau. Other reports from social media activists put the number of death as high as 20, however, Addis Standard cannot confirm these number. Addis Standard couldn't receive pictures from the scene as internet seems to be disconnected as of yesterday. Communal violence followed by protests seems to be the latest trend in all the fresh protests seen in Oromia regional state within the last ten days.

Source: Ethiopian News October 22, 2017 11:26 UTC