Source: Xinhua| 2021-01-17 00:02:17|Editor: huaxiaVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia has imposed a curfew in the restive Metekel zone located in the country's western Benishangul-Gumuz regional state, an Ethiopian official said on Saturday. Member of the Federal Integrated Taskforce for the Metekel zone, Brigadier- General Alemayehu Wolde, said a curfew starting from 7 pm in the evening to 6 am in the morning has been declared across all areas of the Metekel zone. On Tuesday, an armed attack in Debate locality, Metekel zone of Benishangul-Gumuz regional state, left at least 80 people dead. In December, at least 207 people were killed in a massacre in Bekoji village, Metekel zone. In recent years, deadly inter-communal violence has taken place in the Metekel zone, eventually killing hundreds of civilians.

Source: Ethiopian News January 16, 2021 16:07 UTC