FILE PHOTOBy Addis GetachewADDIS ABABA, EthiopiaSporadic ethnic clashes took place in Oromia regional state, 25 kilometers west of capital Addis Ababa, since early on Sunday, local media reported. The Addis Ababa city administration also confirmed that lives have been lost, property destroyed and many people have been displaced. A team led by the Mayor of Addis Ababa city arrived at the area to see the magnitude of the problem and to help rehabilitate victims. The casualties and magnitude of the property destruction have not yet been determined. “It is deplorable to have witnessed such attacks and vandalism,” Addis Ababa Mayor Takele Uma is quoted as saying.

Source: Ethiopian News September 16, 2018 16:52 UTC