ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The Ethiopian authorities said on Thursday they had detained 1,645 people since declaring a state of emergency less than two weeks ago in an effort to quell mass protests and violence.
Around 1,200 of those were described as ringleaders, the rest coordinators, suspects and bandits, in a statement by the government body formed to deal with the unrest. Ethiopia announced a security crackdown on Oct. 8 amid a wave of attacks on mostly foreign-owned businesses and demonstrations over land and political rights.......See More
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