The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) has so far received 2,000 Ethiopian asylum seekers in the northern border town of Moyale following their displacement in a shootout at the common frontier. The society said the asylum seekers began streaming in on Saturday night, most of whom were women and children. Ombati noted that security has been reinforced on the side of Kenya in Moyale town to deal with the arriving refugees. The fleeing civilians said a military unit had been deployed to Moyale to intercept anti-government elements belonging to the OLF. According to Daily Nation, the Ethiopian military mistakenly opened fire and killed civilians, which prompted the exodus from the Ethiopian side.

Source: Ethiopian News March 13, 2018 12:33 UTC