Ethiopian government forces killed four people and wounded 18 others Thursday in the town of Soda in the restive Oromia region. Kulultu Fara, security chief of the Dirre district in the Oromia region, said, "The federal forces were angered by the residents' demand to stop the trucks and opened fire, killing four people." Businesses were closed in the restive town of Shashemene, where protesters were killed Wednesday by federal forces, according to a regional official. Witnesses in Shashemene told VOA that federal government forces opened fire on demonstrators who marched past their camp. University lecturer Seyoum Teshome told VOA that thousands of demonstrators chanted, "Down, down, Weyane," a reference to Ethiopia’s ruling EPRDF coalition, and demanded the release of political prisoners.

Source: Ethiopian News October 12, 2017 19:18 UTC