73,000 displaced in Ethiopia ethnic flare-up

Displaced people at a youth centre in Addis Ababa on September 18, 2018 following clashes in Burayu town of Oromia. PHOTO | AFP

At least 73,000 have been displaced in the clashes that followed last week's killing of four people in eastern Ethiopia's Benshangul/ Gumz region, the state broadcaster said Tuesday.

The Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) stated that most of the displaced had escaped to the neighbouring towns of Oromia Regional State.