Ethiopia declares state of emergency as violent protests continue
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Ethiopian officials declared a state of emergency and instituted marshal law in response to growing anti-government protests. The declaration was made over the weekend by Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and his cabinet. It will last six months. "It may be shortened depending on the improvement on the security front," a senior government official told the Ethiopian paper Addis Fortune. Over the last several weeks, clashes between police and anti-government protestors have grown increasingly violent, with looting becoming especially prevalent in Oromia Regional State and more recently in the neighboring Southern Regional State. At least 55 people were
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