By ELIAS MESERET, Associated PressADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — An Ethiopian security official has confirmed the arrests of hundreds of youths in the capital, Addis Ababa, following violence within the city and in nearby towns last week in which several dozen people were killed. "We arrested several people following the violence but most of them were released shortly after provided with advice. If we were to keep them all, our prisons wouldn't be able to handle them," said Degife Bedi, a police official with the Addis Ababa Police Commission. "28 people lost their lives in the violence in Addis Ababa alone. A week of violence erupted in Addis Ababa and its surrounding areas beginning from September 12 following disagreements between youths from the capital and its surrounding Oromia region over the use of different flags.

Source: Ethiopian News September 24, 2018 15:56 UTC