BLAST AT ETHIOPIAN RALLY

ADDIS ABABA: A person died and scores others were hurt after a grenade blast at new Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s first mass rally in the capital that sent crowds fleeing. Abiy had just wrapped up his speech before tens of thousands in Addis Ababa when the explosion went off, sending droves of supporters towards the stage as the prime minister left hurriedly. In an address broadcast by state television, he said the incident was orchestrated by groups who wanted to undermine the rally. – AFP