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At least 10 dead in Ethiopia protests over autonomy – health officials

At least 10 dead in Ethiopia protests over autonomy – health officials

DAWIT ENDESHAW AT least 10 people died in clashes between protesters and security forces in Ethiopia's southern region on Monday, health officials said, the latest violence as myriad ethnic groups clamour for more autonomy. The protests were sparked by Sunday's arrest of local officials and activists seeking a new autonomous region for their Wolaita ethnic group, said Matheos Balcha, spokesman of the opposition party Wolaita National Movement Party. One of their party members was arrested, he said. Security forces shot dead at least six people in Boditi on Monday, a town 295 km (180 miles) southwest of the capital Addis…
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