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Ethiopian Airstrike Kills 26 in Amhara Days After State of Emergency Declared

HeadlineAug 15, 2023

At least 26 people died in the Amhara region of Ethiopia in a military airstrike on Sunday. Eyewitnesses said the airstrike wounded at least 55 people. Ethiopia’s government declared a six-month state of emergency in the Amhara region on August 4 after clashes intensified between regional groups and the Ethiopian military. There are reports of hundreds, possibly thousands, of arrests in the region since the emergency rule began.

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