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    Ethiopia:Deadly Explosion Hits Ethiopia's PM Abiy Ahmed's Rally

    Photo: Addis Standard
    Screenshot of broadcast by Ethiopian Television of a massive rally in Addis Ababa where an explosion followed an address by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.


    Addressing the country minutes after he was hurried to safety, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said "a few people" had been killed and others injured. He called the blast a "well-orchestrated attack" but one that failed. He did not lay blame but said police were investigating. An Associated Press reporter saw more than a dozen injured people.

    The attack was "cheap and unacceptable," the prime minister said, and added: "Love always wins. Killing others is a defeat. To those who tried to divide us, I want to tell you that you have not succeeded."









    The United States is among those in the international community expressing support for the changes in Ethiopia, a key security ally in a turbulent region with neighbors including Somalia and South Sudan.

    Not everyone has cheered the reforms. Some Ethiopians near the border with Eritrea have protested the embrace of the peace deal.



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