#Ethiopia video shows man burning alive

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Ethiopia promised to take action after a video of a man being burned alive

Ethiopia promised to take action after a video of a man being burned alive

Ethiopia-(Berberanews)-The #Ethiopian government has announced that persons shown in a video burning a man alive will face legal prosecution. On social media, a video showing guys dressed in Ethiopian army uniforms insulting the victim and lighting him on fire has gone viral. The event occurred in the northern province of Benishangul-Gumuz, where ethnic conflict is common, according to…

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3.14.22 Headlines

WORLD NEWS

Ukraine: Refugees reach 2.8M (AP)

“As Russia’s war in Ukraine becomes a grim new reality for millions of Ukrainians, the tens of thousands who make the increasingly treacherous journey toward safety each day in the European Union are left with no sense of when, or if, they’ll ever return home. More than 2.8 million people have fled Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s invasion, according to the U.N. refugee agency, the vast majority seeking refuge in Poland, which has taken in more than 1.7 million refugees in the last 19 days.”

Russia: Keeps up attacks in Ukraine as two sides hold talks (AP)

“Russia and Ukraine kept a fragile diplomatic path open with a new round of talks Monday even as Moscow’s forces pounded away at Kyiv and other cities across the country in a punishing bombardment that the Red Cross said has created “nothing short of a nightmare” for civilians. Meanwhile, a convoy of 160 civilian cars left the encircled port city of Mariupol along a designated humanitarian route, the city council reported, in a rare glimmer of hope a week and a half into the lethal siege that has pulverized homes and other buildings and left people desperate for food, water, heat and medicine.”

Ethiopia: Action pledged after video shows uniformed men burning civilians alive (CNN)

“Ethiopia's government said on Saturday it would act against the perpetrators after a video appeared on social media showing armed men, some in military uniforms, burning civilians to death in the country's west. The Ethiopia Government Communication Service said in a statement on its Facebook page that the incident occurred in the Ayisid Kebele of Metekel Zone in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, a site of frequent ethnic violence for more than a year in which hundreds of civilians have died.”

US NEWS

Crime: Man sought in homeless killings in NY, DC (AP)

“A search was underway Monday for a gunman who has been stalking homeless men sleeping on the streets of Washington, D.C., and New York City, fatally shooting two people and wounding three more in less than two weeks. Police released surveillance photographs of the suspected gunman late Sunday, including one in which the hooded man can be seen holding a pistol in a blue glove.”

Crime: Search for MoMA stabbing suspect continues (CNN)

“New York City police are searching for the man they say stabbed two Museum of Modern Art employees Saturday afternoon after being denied entrance to the iconic establishment. The two injured employees were both 24-years-old, police said. One, a woman, suffered two stab wounds to the lower back and one stab wound to the back of her neck. The other, a man, was stabbed once in the left collar bone, officials said.”

Army: Fort Irwin soldier dies during training exercise (CNN)

“A 23-year-old soldier died Thursday in a training incident at Fort Irwin, California, the Army announced Saturday. Specialist Joseph M. Meitl, Jr., served as an armored cannon crewmember in the 1st Cavalry Division, based at Fort Hood, Texas. The Army did not provide details on the cause of death, saying, "The incident is under investigation."

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Ethiopia vows probe into gruesome video of unarmed man on fire

Ethiopia vows probe into gruesome video of unarmed man on fire

Ethiopia on Saturday vowed to investigate and take action against uniformed soldiers and others seen in a gruesome video burning a man alive in the country’s northwest. The widely shared video, which and sparked outrage on social media late Friday, shows an unarmed man being set on fire as a group of people, including some wearing Ethiopian army uniforms, taunt him in Amharic. For the latest…