5 Killed in Land Protests in Ethiopia

Ethiopia's government says five people have been killed in protests against a government plan to develop farmland outside the capital into a new business zone. Communications Minister Getachew Reda said Monday that the number of dead could rise. Opposition supporters say more than 30 people have been killed in three weeks of protests in the Oromia region around the capital, Addis Ababa. The protesters, who are from the Oromo ethnic group, say the government plan will lead to a loss...

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