ກະຊວງສາທາລະນະສຸກເອທິໂອເປຍ ກ່າວວ່າ ບຸກຄົນທີ 2 ໄດ້ເສຍຊີວິດ ຍ້ອນເຫດ
ລະເບີດໃນວັນເສົາວານນີ້ ຢູ່ບ່ອນໂຮມຊຸມນຸມທາງການເມືອງທີ່ນະຄອນຫຼວງອາດິສ
ອາບາບາ. ເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ເວົ້າວ່າ ມີ 150 ຄົນ ໄດ້ຮັບບາດເຈັ ຈາກເຫດລະເບີດໃນຄັ້ງນີ້.
ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີຫົວປະຕິຮູບຄົນໃໝ່ ຂອງເອທິໂອເປຍ ທ່ານອາບີ ອາເມັດ ຫາກໍ
ກ່າວຄຳປາໄສແລ້ວ ຢູ່ບ່ອນໂຮມຊຸມນຸມທີ່ນະຄອນຫຼວງ ເວລາມີການແກວ່ງລະເບີດ
ມືເຂົ້າໃສ່.
ທ່ານອາບີກ່າວວ່າ ເຫດລະເບີດ ແມ່ນ “ການໂຈມຕີ ທີ່ມີການປະສານງານກັນ ເປັນ
ຢ່າງດີ.”
ເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ກ່າວວ່າ ຕຳຫຼວດ 9 ຄົນ ຮວມທັງຮອງຜູ້ບັນຊາການຕຳຫຼວດໃນນະຄອນ
ຫຼວງ ໄດ້ຖືກຈັບ ຍ້ອນມີການພົວພັນ ກັບເຫດລະເບີດ. ລາຍງານຂ່າວ ຂອງບີບີຊີ
ແຈ້ງວ່າ ຕຳຫຼວດທີ່ຖືກຈັບກຳລັງຖືກສອບສວນຢູ່ ຍ້ອນບໍ່ໄດ້ກວດກາສະຖານທີ່ດັ່ງ
ກ່າວ.
ທ່ານອາບີກ່າວໃນການໃຫ້ສຳພາດທາງໂທລະພາບ ຫຼັງຈາກເກີດເຫດລະເບີດວ່າ “ຄວາມຮັກຈະເປັນຜູ້ຊະນະ. ການສັງຫານຜູ້ອື່ນຄືການປະລາໄຊ. ຕໍ່ພວກທີ່ພະຍາ
ຍາມແບ່ງແຍກພວກເຮົາ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຢາກບອກພວກທ່ານວ່າ ທ່ານບໍ່ໄດ້ປະສົບຜົນ
ສຳເລັດ.”
ນັບຕັ້ງແຕ່ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີອາບີ ເຂົ້າຮັບຕຳແໜ່ງໃນເດືອນເມສາປີນີ້ ທ່ານໄດ້ທຳ
ການປ່ຽນແປງປະເທດຊາດຢ່າງໃຫຍ່ຫຼວງ ຮວມທັງປ່ອຍພວກນັກຂ່າວທີ່ຖືກຈັບທັງ
ໝົດ ຍົກເລີກຂໍ້ກ່າວຫາຕໍ່ພວກນັກເຄື່ອນໄຫວທີ່ຕ້ອງຕິລັດຖະບານແລະພວມປັບປຸງ
ໃຫ້ເສດຖະກິດມີເສລີຫຼາຍຂຶ້ນ.
Ethiopia's health ministry says a second person has died following the blast Saturday at a political rally in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa.Officials say 150 people were injured in the explosion.
Ethiopia's new reformist prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, had just finished a speech at the rally in the capital when a grenade exploded.
Abiy said the explosion was a "well orchestrated attack."
Authorities say nine police, including the capital's deputy chief of police, have been arrested in connection with the blast. The BBC reports the arrested police are being investigated for failing to secure the site.
"Love always wins.Killing others is a defeat," Abiy said in a televised interview after the blast."To those who tried to divide us, I want to tell you that you have not succeeded."
Since Prime Minister Abiy took office in April, he has made major changes to the country, including releasing almost all jailed journalists, dropping charges against activists critical of the government and moving to liberalize the economy.
He has also pledged to work towards reconciliation with rival Eritrea, by implementing a long-ignored 2002 border demarcation. Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki this week described the peace overtures from Ethiopia as "positive signals."
Estifanos Afewerki, Eritrea's ambassador to Japan, posted on Twitter Saturday his country "strongly condemns the attempt to incite violence."He said the "demonstration for peace" was the first of its kind in the history of Ethiopia.
"For the past 100 years, hate has done a great deal of damage to us," Abiy said at the rally, adding that more reforms are needed. "Ethiopia will be on top again, and the foundations will be love, unity and inclusivity."
The White House said Thursday that it was encouraged by recent progress Ethiopia and Eritrea have made toward resolving their longstanding differences. A statement described the leadership of Abiy and Isaias as "courageous."
Ethiopia's government also says it has removed internet restrictions on 246 websites and TV channels.
Prime Minister Ahmed's chief of staff, Fitsum Arega, announced the news on Twitter Friday, saying "freedom of expression is a foundational right."
"A free flow of information is essential for engaged and responsible citizenry. Only a free market of ideas will lead to the truth," he added.
The unblocked news sites include two prominent pro-opposition sites -- the Ethiopian Satellite Television (ESAT), based in Amsterdam, and the Oromia Media Network (OMN), based in Minnesota.
Many of the unblocked news sites are run from overseas.
The media rights group, the Committee to Protect Journalists, welcomed the decision Friday.
"Allowing Ethiopians to access these news outlets is a positive sign that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is committed to delivering his promise to end Ethiopia's censorship of the independent press," said CPJ Africa Program Coordinator Angela Quintal.