Source: Xinhua| 2017-10-21 02:33:09|Editor: Mu XuequanVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian government is arresting individuals engaged in violence in the central Oromia regional state, an official said on Friday. Addisu Arega, Oromia regional state communications Officer, told journalists that the individuals arrested are accused of committing physical assault, engaging in property damage and inciting deadly protests. Oromia, Ethiopia's largest regional state, has seen large anti-government protests by ethnic Oromos since the end of 2015, leaving hundreds of dead. Oromos, Ethiopia's largest ethnic group making up a third of the country's 100 million population, complains of decades of economic, political and social marginalization by successive governments. Martial Law declared in October 2016 and later lifted in August 2017 had calmed Oromia regional state, but renewed anti-government protests earlier this month left several people dead and property damages.

Source: Ethiopian News October 20, 2017 19:07 UTC