Two somali people were killed and several others were wounded when gunmen attacked a bus in the town of Awash in the Afar regional state in eastern Ethiopia on Sunday.
The bus was carrying passengers,including seven somali people from the somali region state in Ethiopia,to addis ababa when the attack occurred, according to local sources
The two men killed were identified as khadar elmi cige and mowlid Mohamed abdi while several others including ismail Mohamed musa,sayid Mohamed musa and ali hussein jama were wounded.
Some of the victims were prominent figures in business in the somali region of Ethiopia.
Local officilas have accused armed groups from the afar region of the killings of the somali people,though this claim has not been independently verified.
Somali people traveling from jigjiga to addis ababa are advised to use air travel as longstanding border clashes between Ethiopia’s afar and somali regions have escalated over the past few months without any signs of talks to resolve the conflict.
Source:hiiraan online