By Giulia Paravicini and Dawit EndeshawADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Armed militia men killed more than 30 people in the Metakal zone of Ethiopia's Benishangul-Gumuz region, a senior opposition leader told Reuters on Thursday, the latest security headache for reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government. The attacks, whose victims included women and children, happened on Sept. 6-13, said Desalegn Chane, a senior member of new political party the National Movement of Amhara (NAMA). The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said hundreds of civilians were displaced as a result of the violence and asked regional authorities to launch an investigation. "There have been at least two rounds of killings of civilians, and hundreds of civilians have also been displaced," the commission said in a statement. In June last year, men in camouflage uniforms killed more than 50 people and injured 23 in the same area.

Source: Ethiopian News September 17, 2020 15:57 UTC