Ethiopia releases 1,500 prisoners in eastern Somali region: statement

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Ethiopia has released more than 1,500 prisoners in its eastern Somali region, government officials said on social media, days after the government declared a state of emergency to try to tamp down unrest in Africa's second most populous nation.

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