Deadly Protests in Ethiopia Over Plans to Expand Capital

Witnesses say Ethiopian police have killed at least 17 protesters during demonstrations in Ethiopia's Oromia region against plans to annex territory to expand the capital, Addis Ababa. Authorities put the protest-related death toll at 11 and have not said how the demonstrators were killed. The main opposition party says 17 people were killed while witnesses and residents say it is much higher. Residents say that an elite government security force opened fire on protesters at three...

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