An attack carried out by yet-to-be-identified bandits has left no fewer than nine people dead in the outskirts of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Some local authorities in Ethiopia have blamed fighters from the banned Oromo Liberation Army.
Africa Today News, New York that the victims included people working on a bridge construction in Metta Wolkitte district, 100km (62 miles) from the capital, a local administrator, Dirirsa Wakuma, told the BBC.
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A street trader who was selling coffee was also killed, he added.
‘The bandits were repeatedly threatening them to stop working, but he continued as he did not want to lose his job,’ a relative of one of the victims said.
Such incidents are not uncommon as federal troops continue to battle armed groups in the western and southern parts of the Oromia region.
Officials have revealed that despite growing security concerns, the incidents would not affect Monday’s election.
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK