Ethiopia PM Abiy warns ethnic violence could worsen

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, pictured October 23, 2019, has raised the prospect of more ethnic violence. [AFP]

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warned Saturday of further instability and vowed to bring to justice those responsible for violence that left at least 67 people dead this week.

"The crisis we have faced will become even more fearsome and difficult if Ethiopians don't unite and stand as one," Abiy said in a statement issued by his office, his first remarks since the violence broke out.