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Eritrean refugees protest in camps

Eritrean refugees protest in camps

DAWIT ENDESHAW and AYENAT MERSIE HUNDREDS of Eritrean refugees protested in the Ethiopian capital on Thursday, calling on the United Nations refugee agency to relocate friends and family who they say are trapped in two refugee camps by fighting in the Tigray region. Clashes between armed groups have escalated in and around the camps - Mai Aini and Adi Harush - and two refugees have been killed this month, the UNHCR said this week. The agency said it lost access to the camps on July 14. The United States said on Tuesday it was deeply concerned about the fate of…
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Two killed in blast in Ethiopian capital blamed on hand grenade

Two killed in blast in Ethiopian capital blamed on hand grenade

TWO people died and a third was critically injured in an explosion in Ethiopia's capital on yesterday, Addis Ababa's police said. The police blamed the explosion on a hand grenade that went off in the Lidetta area of the city in the afternoon and said they were investigating. Ethiopia sent its troops to the northern region of Tigray in early November to fight against the Tigray People's Liberation Front, then the regional ruling party, which had attacked army bases in the region. The TPLF withdrew from the regional capital Mekelle before the end of the month, and the Ethiopian government…
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