Ethiopia rights commission said armed group has 'taken control' of county


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  • Thursday, 22 Apr 2021

NAIROBI (Reuters) - An armed group has taken control of a county in northeastern Ethiopia, reportedly killing civilians and kidnapping public servants, the state-appointed Ethiopian Human Rights Commission reported late on Wednesday.

The commission said it received reports that Sedal Woreda, in Kamashi Zone of the western Benishangul-Gumuz Region, was "under near full control of an armed group as of April 19". The commission did not say which armed group it was referring to. The woreda, or county, has is home to around 25,000 people, said the commission.

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