200 bodies found in mass grave in Ethiopia
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the graves were discovered as part of investigations into the alleged atrocities committed by the former president of ethiopias somali region abdi mohammed1 violence in the country has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and many people are yet unaccounted for1 the former president of the region is awaiting trial over allegationof causing ethnic clashes1 a notorious regional security force known as the liyu police is accused of carrying out killings in the area between the somali and oromia regions and it reported directly to the former regional president1 the police are trying to identify the 200 bodies found1 mr mohammed was forced to resign in august and was arrested weeks later after violence broke out in the regional capital jijiga1 he is alleged to have overseen widespread rights abuses including torture rape and killings during his 13-year rule1