ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) — Unrest in Ethiopia’s central Oromia regional state has left 11 people dead in recent days, regional officials said on Sunday. Spokesmen for Oromia and Amhara regional states have issued statements on a week of unrest in Oromia that reportedly caused major business disruptions and burning of various locations. “Three Amharas and eight ethnic Oromos were killed in Buno Bedele zone of the Oromia regional violence perpetrated by bodies trying to create division between the two ethnic groups,” Addisu Arega, spokesperson of the Oromia regional state, said in a Facebook post. Oromia has seen large anti-government protests by ethnic Oromos since the end of 2015 that have left hundreds dead. The protests have largely left unaffected ethnic minorities living in Oromia regional state until now, save for periodic flare-ups.

Source: Ethiopian News October 24, 2017 00:12 UTC