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Twenty killed in western Ethiopia land clashes

More than 20 people were killed in three days of clashes over land in western Ethiopia last week, police said on Saturday.

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  • Published: 12:43 May 24, 2008
  • Gulf News

Addis Ababa: More than 20 people were killed in three days of clashes over land in western Ethiopia last week, police said on Saturday.

Police spokesman Demsash Hailue the clashes were over a long-standing dispute over land along the border between Oromia and Benishangule in western Ethiopia.

He dismissed local media reports that the fighting between the Oromo and Benishangule ethnic groups killed more than 100 people.

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