Ethiopian Opposition Say 10 Oromo Students Killed at Protests
- Government says four students died, 20 police officers injured
- Oromo students demonstrating over development plan for capital
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Ethiopian police killed 10 Oromo students who were demonstrating peacefully over plans to integrate the capital, Addis Ababa, with surrounding towns in Oromia region in the past three weeks, an opposition leader said.
High-school and university students from across Ethiopia’s most-populous region are protesting to demand the government shelve a master plan for the city, said Bekele Nega, general secretary of the Oromo Federalist Congress.