NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An airstrike on a crowded town square in Ethiopia’s restive Amhara region killed at least 26 people and wounded more than 55 others, a senior health official said Monday, days after authorities asserted that calm had been restored in the area. This time, “there has been widespread arrest of civilians who are of ethnic Amhara origin,” the rights commission said. One lawyer said he visited seven schools and police stations last week where “hundreds” of people were held. The other lawyer, citing police sources, said 3,000 people had been arrested in Addis Ababa. The federal government said only 23 people have been arrested under the state of emergency in Addis Ababa.

Source: Ethiopian News August 14, 2023 15:48 UTC