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Ethiopian opposition politician held as protests continue

Jawar Mohammed is a former media mogul who recently joined the opposition Oromo Federalist Congress. [AFP]

Ethiopia police were on Wednesday detaining leading opposition politician Jawar Mohammed, a move that risks inflaming ethnic tensions that have led to multiple deaths during protests in the capital and surrounds.

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