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FBI to help probe into Ethiopia rally blast

Two people were killed in the blast, which also caused a wave of panic. [AFP]

The US is sending the FBI to help investigate a grenade attack in Addis Ababa which killed two people at a rally addressed by Ethiopia's reformist prime minister, state media said Monday.

"The US government said it will send FBI experts to investigate Saturday's bomb blast at a rally organised to support [the] reform agendas of Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed," state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate said.

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