Source: Xinhua| 2018-01-05 17:34:01|Editor: YameiVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian government has arrested 107 individuals relating to recent conflict along the border of Somali and Oromia regional states, an official said on Friday. Abiyu Assefa, Commissioner of Ethiopia Federal Police Commission, gave the figure during a report to the Ethiopian Parliament. He further said 98 of the suspects apprehended relating to the violence are from Oromia regional states while nine are from Somali regional state. Oromia and Somali regional states have been locked in a dispute over the delineation of their common boundary for almost two decades. Oromia regional state is the largest Khat producing area in Ethiopia while Somali regional state borders Somalia and Djibouti, which are the main foreign destinations for Ethiopia's Khat exports.

Source: Ethiopian News January 05, 2018 09:33 UTC