Addis Ababa: 17 Ethiopians suspected of involvement in deadly communal violence have been arrested Security forces in western Ethiopia have arrested on Monday. The suspects are accused of attacking civilians in the Metekel zone of the western regional state of Benishangul-Gumuz in recent weeks that left scores dead. According to the report, Security forces have recovered 290 from 17 suspects.

Last month at least 207 people were killed in an armed attack by suspected ethnic Gumuz militants in the village of Bekoji, Metekel zone. Among the victims were 133 adult men, 35 adult women, some 20 elderly persons as well as 17 children, one of them a six-month-old baby, according to a statement published by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, a rights group established by the Ethiopian parliament.

Ethnic violence is one of the major concern for the nation. Violence between various ethnic groups in Benishangul-Gumuz regional state in recent months has left hundreds dead and thousands of others displaced.

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