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At least 17 killed in political unrest in southern Ethiopia

by Associated Press
| August 13, 2020 9:27 AM

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — At least 17 people have been killed in southern Ethiopia during protests that followed the weekend arrests of local officials, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission confirmed Thursday. The dead include children.

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