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Ethnic clashes in southern Ethiopia are reported to have left at least 18 people dead and 12 others injured. The Kenyan Red Cross says more than 20,000 people have crossed into Kenya to escape the fighting.
A spokesman told newsmen that people were continuing to cross the border although Ethiopian government forces had intervened to stop the fighting. The clashes, in the Moyale area are thought to have been sparked by a simmering dispute over land rights.
Many of those who fled across the border into the Kenyan side of Moyale are having to sleep out in the open. The Red Cross says it is providing those who have been displaced with food, water and tarpaulins.
A spokesman told newsmen that people were continuing to cross the border although Ethiopian government forces had intervened to stop the fighting. The clashes, in the Moyale area are thought to have been sparked by a simmering dispute over land rights.
Many of those who fled across the border into the Kenyan side of Moyale are having to sleep out in the open. The Red Cross says it is providing those who have been displaced with food, water and tarpaulins.
Labels: Ethiopia, ethnic violence, Kenya
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