Ethiopia’s Week of Unrest Sees 239 Dead, 3,500 Arrested

Ethiopia’s Week of Unrest Sees 239 Dead, 3,500 Arrested
Protesters outraged by the killing of popular Ethiopian singer Hachalu Hundessa walk along Lexington Avenue after exiting off westbound Interstate 94, in St. Paul, Minn., on July 1, 2020. Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP/File
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—At least 239 people have been killed and 3,500 arrested in more than a week of unrest in Ethiopia that poses the biggest challenge yet to its Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister.

In the Oromia region, the toll includes 215 civilians along with nine police officers and five militia members, regional police commissioner Mustafa Kedir told the ruling party-affiliated Walta TV on Wednesday.