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Ethiopian opposition party says candidate's murder was politically motivated

An Ethiopian opposition party said on Wednesday that one of its candidates, who took part in last month's elections, was beaten to death in a "brazen attack" it believes was politically motivated.

A government spokesman denied that Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn's government was involved in any way.

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