140 killed in Ethiopia attack

An Ethiopian official says that armed groups have killed more than 140 civilians near Ethiopia’s border with South Sudan.

An Ethiopian official says that armed groups have killed more than 140 civilians near Ethiopia’s border with South Sudan.

The attackers came from South Sudan and killed civilians, including women and children, Getachew Reda, Ethiopia’s communications minister, told the Associated Press on Saturday.

The attack took place on Friday in Jakawa, in Ethiopia’s Gambella region and the attackers were members of South Sudan’s Murle tribe, said Mr. Reda.

A number of children were abducted and taken into South Sudan, he said. The Ethiopian region hosts thousands of South Sudanese refugees who fled after war broke in their country in December 2013.