FILE - Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, left, accompanied by House speaker Tagesse Chafo, right, addresses the parliament in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/File)FILE - Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, left, accompanied by House speaker Tagesse Chafo, right, addresses the parliament in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/File)A senior health official says an airstrike on a crowded town square in Ethiopia’s restive Amhara region has killed at least 26 people and wounded more than 55 othersNAIROBI, Kenya -- 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. 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 13:44 UTC