Grenade Explodes in Store; 33 Wounded
A hand grenade exploded in a large Addis Ababa supermarket, wounding 33 people in the third such attack in the Ethiopian capital in three days, police said. In a statement, police said the grenade was lobbed into the Tana supermarket in Addis Ababa’s main Merkato market area. The attack took place about 5 p.m., when the supermarket is usually bustling with shoppers after work. Police advised the public to be on alert to avoid “terrorist” attacks and said they were searching for the attackers. Following the blast, the supermarket, one of the most modern and largest in Addis Ababa, was cordoned off by police units.
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