Fr ADIS ABABA (Reuters) - At least 10 people died in clashes between protesters and security

forces in Ethiopia’s southern region on Monday, health officials said, the latest violence as myriad
ethnic groups clamour for more autonomy.

The protests were sparked by Sunday’s arrest of local officials and activists seeking a new
autonomous region for their Wolaita ethnic group, said Matheos Balcha, spokesman of the
opposition party Wolaita National Movement Party. One of their party members was arrested, he
said.