Thousands Arrested as Ethiopia Acts Against Suspected Militants
- State details more than 4,000 people in two-month crackdown
- Al-Qaeda-linked group attacked towns near Somalia border
Ethiopian Federal Police officers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on June 5.
Photographer: Amanuel Sileshi/AFP/Getty Images
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Ethiopia has arrested thousands of people suspected of being members of militias or terrorist organizations as it seeks to end instability.
In an almost two-month crackdown in various regions including the capital, Addis Ababa, authorities detained more than 4,000 people for allegedly being linked to the Oromo Liberation Army, al-Shabaab and other armed groups operating in the country, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Office said in a statement on Monday.